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187-21 Hillside Avenue

347Records
12City systems
25Open violations
103.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
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347 recorded events, 2007–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built2008
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL4099600018
BIN4536831

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 103.8. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2012-10-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Rodent (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (2) · Curb Condition (1).

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 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)187 HILLSIDE CORP
Head officerEREZ LEVY
Managing agent187 HILLSIDE CORP
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,081,000 $486,450
2026$1,297,000 $583,650
2027$1,286,000 $578,700

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

SubwayJamaica-179 St — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 187 Pl — Q77 Q82 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull
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

187-21 Hillside 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

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 187 HILLSIDE CORP — 2 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
187-23 Hillside Avenue QN6 B
187-21 Hillside Avenue QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,791 on 2018-11-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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
2018-11-14Mortgage $70,791 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $70,791
2018-11-14Agreement $1,600,000 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,600,000
2013-12-10Agreement $1,700,000 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,700,000
2013-12-10Mortgage $366,888 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $366,888
2013-12-10AL&R $1,700,000 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,700,000
2010-04-09AL&R $1,400,000 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,400,000
2010-04-09Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 187 HILLSIDE CORP to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170100010
20180224228
20191230024
202006006
202106006
20220250227
20230330437
20240390241
20250200020
202604004
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 297Ownership & money 11Health & systems 26

Every one of the 347 recorded events, 2007–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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