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87-65 172 Street

112Records
12City systems
20Open violations
40Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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112 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 HPD housing violations, 24 311 service requests, 13 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built2005
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)172 STREET LLC
BBL4098290136
BIN4537000

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)172 STREET LLC
Head officerBen Kaftari
Managing agent172 STREET LLC
Last registered2026-01-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,310,000 $78,600
2026$1,482,000 $88,920
2027$1,555,000 $93,300

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 172 St — Q1 Q3 Q17 Q76 +1 more · 150 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

87-65 172 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

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 172 STREET LLC — 3 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
103 East 59 Street BK6 B
87-67 172 Street QN3 F
87-65 172 Street QN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,575,000 on 2015-06-19 (lender: Readycap Commercial, LLC), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-19Mortgage $1,575,000 — from 172 STREET LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $1,575,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700606
201800101
201901304
202000000
202100101
2022004610
202300213
202400202
202500202
202610113
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 12Health & systems 2

Every one of the 112 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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