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172-27 Highland Avenue

1,752Records
15City systems
11Open violations
7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
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1,752 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,403 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 143 311 service requests, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1991
Floors3
Res. units35
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)NAME NOT ON FILE
BBL4098827501
BIN4211230, 4447707, 4447708, 4447709, 4447710

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-13.

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

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (12) · Sewer (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1991)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MAPLEWOOD CONDOMINIUM
Head officerSHEILA JOSEPH
Managing agentDIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$286,279 $17,177
2026$29,126 $13,107
2027$260,824 $15,649

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

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.

19 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (4 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 172 St — Q1 Q3 Q17 Q76 +1 more · 650 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 131 Abigail Adams
Middle: J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan. 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

172-27 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-25Deed $558,000 — from USA KING LLC to PULI, SURENDRA KUMAR $558,000
2026-08-25Deed $558,000 — from USA KING LLC to PULI, SURENDRA KUMAR $558,000
2026-08-19Sold for $558,000 $558,000 $15,943
2026-08-19Sold for $558,000 $558,000 $15,943
2026-01-12Mortgage $490,000 — from UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. to PRIMIS BANK $490,000
2026-01-12AL&R $490,000 — from UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. to PRIMIS BANK $490,000
2026-01-12AL&R $490,000 — from UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. to PRIMIS BANK $490,000
2026-01-12Mortgage $490,000 — from UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. to PRIMIS BANK $490,000
2026-01-12Mortgage $490,000 — from UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. to PRIMIS BANK $490,000
2026-01-12AL&R $490,000 — from UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. to PRIMIS BANK $490,000
2026-01-06Deed $490,000 — from ARUMUGAM, VASANTHI; ARUMUGAM, THANGAMUTHU to UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. $490,000
2026-01-06Deed $490,000 — from ARUMUGAM, VASANTHI; ARUMUGAM, THANGAMUTHU to UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. $490,000
2026-01-06Deed $490,000 — from ARUMUGAM, VASANTHI; ARUMUGAM, THANGAMUTHU to UNITY MEDICAL GROUP CORP. $490,000
2026-01-05Mortgage $174,800 — from MCKENZIE, GREGORY; MCKENZIE, KIMBERLY J to PRIMIS BANK $174,800
2025-12-17Sold for $490,000 $490,000 $14,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170091625
201830243057
201903162140
202000252752
202100203252
202200431962
202300121729
202400162743
202500192241
202600232548
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 254Ownership & money 1,448

Every one of the 1,752 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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