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87-70 173 Street

1,207Records
20City systems
170Open violations
68.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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1,207 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 463 311 service requests, 283 HPD complaints, 197 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1962
Floors6
Res. units89
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)PARK SANFORD OWNERS CORP
BBL4098290048
BIN4210303, 4525789

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 68.5. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations170 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 108 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 1989-01-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

102 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 68). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
28
’24–25
68
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (49) · Noise (36) · PLUMBING (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · WATER LEAK (8) · Blocked Driveway (5).

Filed construction activity

$197,465 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (89)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PARK SANFORD OWNERS CORP.
Head officerSarah Gaymon
Managing agentVENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,572,000 $2,507,400
2026$5,651,000 $2,542,950
2027$6,293,000 $2,831,850

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,593,925 a year ($23.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $753,020 ($11.31 per sq ft), net operating income $840,905. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway169 St — F · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 172 St — Q1 Q3 Q17 Q76 +1 more · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 Eastwood
Middle: I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

87-70 173 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

151 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 49 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 123 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B19 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
130 St Edwards Street BK292 A
4430 Purves Street QN272 A
105-07 66 Road QN200 A
83-37 St James Avenue QN122 A
63-84 Saunders Street QN121 A
37-27 86 Street QN120 A
860 Grand Concourse BX111 A
87-70 173 Street QN89 B
148-09 Northern Boulevard QN87 B
98-50 67 Avenue QN86 A
2081 Cruger Avenue BX85 A
23-22 30 Road QN85 A
34-43 60 Street QN82 A
35-21 79 Street QN82 A
3065 Sedgwick Avenue BX73 A
2186 Cruger Avenue BX73 B
2835 Webb Avenue BX73 A
115-25 Metropolitan Avenue QN72 A
65 West 95 Street MN71 A
385 East 18 Street BK71 A
86-04 Grand Avenue QN69 A
87-02 57 Avenue QN66 A
65-41 Booth Street QN66 B
44-10 Ketcham Street QN65 A
853 Macy Place BX63 A
141-33 78 Avenue QN60 A
70 Lenox Road BK60 A
31-14 Crescent Street QN59 A
47-20 42 Street QN59 A
83-84 116 Street QN58 A
3000 Valentine Avenue BX57 B
92 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
86-10 109 Street QN54 A
2460 Adam C Powell Blvd MN52 B
133 Water Street BK52 A
3015097501 BK52 A
50-21 39 Place QN51 B
50-22 40 Street QN51 A
1200 Woodycrest Avenue BX49 B
1673 Ocean Avenue BK49 A
87-01 Midland Parkway QN48 A
35-05 72 Street QN48 A
47-55 39 Place QN47 A
21-21 31st Street QN46 A
77-30 Main Street QN45 A
26-26 Jackson Avenue QN43 A
91-16 Shore Front Parkway QN43 A
302 Convent Avenue MN42 A
1925 Ocean Avenue BK41 A
2796 Sedgwick Avenue BX40 A
8705 Bedell Lane BK39 B
345 West 70 Street MN36 A
678 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 A
676 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 B
87-14 Homelawn Street QN34 A
90 North 5 Street BK34 A
88-20 Parsons Boulevard QN33 A
17 Chittenden Avenue MN33 A
1311 Pacific Street BK32 A
228 Bushwick Avenue BK30 B

showing 60 of 123 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2016-12-22 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-26RPTT&RET $110,000 — from LEE, ALEX to LOISEAU, ROBERT $110,000
2026-02-06RPTT&RET $100,000 — from ESTATE OF JESUS JORGE SERRET BY MIRTA SE to HOSEIN WEAVER, SHAKIRA $100,000
2026-01-28Sold for $110,000 $110,000 $1,236
2026-01-23Sold for $100,000 $100,000 $1,124
2025-10-16RPTT&RET $210,000 — from RAHMAN CHOWDURY, MD FAZLUR; RAHMAN CHOWDHURY, MD FAZLUR to MAMUN, MA A; LOVELY, JABUN N $210,000
2025-09-29Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $2,360
2025-07-23RPTT&RET $210,000 — from VELASQUEZ, ALFRED E to MOLLAH, ABDUR R $210,000
2025-06-24Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $2,360
2025-04-03RPTT&RET $172,000 — from RASHID, SANJIDA N; PARVEEN, RUKSHANA to FARKASH, ZOHAR $172,000
2025-03-27Sold for $172,000 $172,000 $1,933
2025-02-12RPTT&RET $229,000 — from CHATMON, ROBERT JR to RAHMAN, MASHIUR MD; HOSSAIN, MOHAMMED $229,000
2025-01-27Sold for $229,000 $229,000 $2,573
2025-01-06RPTT&RET $120,000 — from SZMYGIEL, DOROTEA B to SURUJPAUL, ROOKMINIE $120,000
2024-12-30Sold for $120,000 $120,000 $1,348
2024-05-15RPTT&RET $190,000 — from HOSEN, ZAKIR to ISLAM, FAISAL $190,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175196021
201822412249
201905142122
202004282337
202101358246
202214406354
2023318110297
20240610851120
20250115092162
20260012051126
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 973Ownership & money 141Health & systems 21

Every one of the 1,207 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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