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164-20 Highland Avenue

740Records
20City systems
50Open violations
13.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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740 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 148 311 service requests, 108 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1958
Floors8
Res. units165
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)HIGHLANDER HALL OWNERS INC
BBL4098360022
BIN4210417

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.5. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations50 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Fireworks (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · GENERAL (4) · Noise (4) · E (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (165)
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)HIGHLANDER HALL OWNERS INC.
Head officerGINA M DAMOULIS
Managing agentORSID REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,926,000 $5,366,700
2026$10,230,000 $4,603,500
2027$10,939,000 $4,922,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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 $2,329,302 a year ($20.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $780,662 ($6.77 per sq ft), net operating income $1,548,640. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 164 St / Highland Av — Q65 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. Q086
Middle: J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck. 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

164-20 Highland Avenue

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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio

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409 Grand Street MN880 A
357 Grand Street MN866 A
120 Cabrini Boulevard MN594 A
170 West End Avenue MN475 A
3333 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX439 A
24 5 Avenue MN420 A
101 West 12 Street MN416 A
220 Riverside Boulevard MN410 A
45 Tudor City Place MN403 A
150 East 69th Street MN378 A
1084 2 Avenue MN371 A
300 East 54 Street MN360 A
200 Riverside Boulevard MN357 A
61 7 Avenue MN354 A
2500 Johnson Avenue BX339 A
310 Riverside Drive MN323 A
515 East 72 Street MN323 A
345 East 93 Street MN309 A
1328 2 Avenue MN285 A
100 West 93 Street MN279 A
200 East 69 Street MN275 A
100 Riverside Boulevard MN266 A
140 Riverside Drive MN249 A
145 East 15 Street MN248 A
189 Schermerhorn Street BK244 A
457 West 57 Street MN235 A
63 East 9 Street MN229 A
169 West 95 Street MN226 B
315 East 72 Street MN219 A
325 West 45 Street MN217 A
345 East 81 Street MN215 A
175 West 12 Street MN214 A
433 West 34 Street MN210 A
1523 2 Avenue MN208 A
63 University Place MN205 A
320 Central Park West MN201 A
115 East 87 Street MN198 A
160 7 Avenue MN196 A
330 3 Avenue MN196 A
157 3 Avenue MN194 A
330 Haven Avenue MN192 B
75 East End Avenue MN191 A
200 East End Avenue MN189 A
135 Eastern Parkway BK186 A
1360 Avenue of the Americas MN183 A
160 East 65 Street MN180 A
2621 Palisade Avenue BX180 A
205 East 24 Street MN180 A
333 East 46 Street MN176 A
2 Charlton Street MN175 C
333 Rector Place MN174 A
84-09 155 Avenue QN173 B
84-40 153 Avenue QN172 A
84-10 153 Avenue QN172 C
110 Riverside Drive MN169 A
110-45 Queens Boulevard QN166 A
1202 2 Avenue MN166 A
1010 3 Avenue MN165 A
240 West 98 Street MN165 B
1344 1 Avenue MN165 A

showing 60 of 243 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2016-11-30 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16RPTT&RET $340,000 — from HIGHLANDER HALL OWNERS, INC. to SENGUPTA, PURNIMA; DUTTA, BIPLOB $340,000
2026-09-03Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $2,061
2026-07-31RPTT&RET $132,500 — from CHEVERE, LOURDES; CHEVERE, FRAY to HERNANDEZ, ADRIAN ALBERTO $132,500
2026-07-27Sold for $132,500 $132,500 $803
2026-06-25RPTT&RET $153,000 — from CADET, DOMINIQUE Y to VIZHNAY URGILES, KEVIN M $153,000
2026-06-17Sold for $153,000 $153,000 $927
2026-03-17RPTT&RET $375,000 — from MELLON, KATHLEEN P to LOSWIJK, AGNETHA $375,000
2026-03-10Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $2,273
2026-03-05RPTT&RET $150,000 — from LOPEZ, STEVEN M; LOPEZ, CARLOS to HYLTON, JARON $150,000
2026-02-27Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $909
2026-02-11RPTT&RET $330,000 — from ALAM, MOHAMMED M to SHOME, AMIT K; DAS, SHIMA $330,000
2026-01-09Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $2,000
2025-11-07RPTT&RET $125,000 — from ESTATE OF CHARLES PERGUE; NICOLE PERGUE AS ADMINISTRATOR to OLSSON, LENNART $125,000
2025-10-28Sold for $125,000 $125,000 $758
2025-03-27RPTT&RET $130,000 — from BROOKS, SHU JEN to DO CARMO, DENARIA M $130,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
95
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017342324054
201803210116
201906210119
2020071512236
202102494257
2022025312269
2023022610139
2024007914295
202500176124
2026001912132
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 326Ownership & money 284Health & systems 19

Every one of the 740 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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