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88-50 179 Street

838Records
18City systems
29Open violations
46.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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838 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 311 service requests, 237 HPD complaints, 80 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1963
Floors6
Res. units63
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)88-50 OWNERS CORP
BBL4099130059
BIN4212289

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 46.7. 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 violations29 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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19
’25–26

17 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

213 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (133) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · PLUMBING (14) · Elevator (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Water System (6).

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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (63)
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)88-50 Owners Corp
Head officerSCOTT SILVERMAN
Managing agentBRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,645,000 $1,640,250
2026$3,373,000 $1,517,850
2027$3,757,000 $1,690,650

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,101,847 a year ($23.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $544,943 ($11.39 per sq ft), net operating income $556,904. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayJamaica-179 St — F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 178 St — Q17 Q77 · 500 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

88-50 179 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

213 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $180,396 on 2024-12-20 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-20Mortgage $180,397 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $180,397
2024-12-20Agreement $1,650,000 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,650,000
2024-12-20AL&R $1,650,000 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,650,000
2022-06-01RPTT&RET $250,000 — from BUDHAN, KAMLA to SHERWOOD LLC $250,000
2022-05-05Sold for $250,000 $250,000 $3,968
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2019-08-29Mortgage $389,361 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $389,361
2019-08-29Agreement $1,500,000 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2014-07-08Agreement $1,187,821 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,187,821
2014-07-08Mortgage $206,346 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $206,346
2013-12-26RPTT&RET $101,400 — from RAMKARRAN, ROSEANNE I to SHERWOOD, LLC $101,400
2013-12-11RPTT&RET $141,500 — from HYMAN, HUGH; HYMAN, PHYLLIS to SHERWOOD LLC $141,500
2011-01-31Agreement $1,049,900 — from 88-50 OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,049,900
2006-09-21RPTT&RET $125,000 — from NANDKUMAR, BHUALL; NANDKUMAR, PADMA to SHERWOOD, LLC. $125,000
2005-12-29RPTT&RET $71,666 — from RYAN, PATRICIA B; RYAN, PATRICIA M to SHERWOOD, LLC $71,666

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
20180220123
20192202226
20201270129
20210411143
20221242128
20232490152
20241012442140
2025110401106
20261840186
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 719Ownership & money 43Health & systems 17

Every one of the 838 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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