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160-15 109 Avenue

82Records
9City systems
2Open violations
60Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11433 · Neighborhood: South Jamaica
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82 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 12 HPD complaints, 8 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughQueens 11433
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL4101490075
BIN—

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. In ZIP 11433, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-18.

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.

$49,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Building/Use (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Dumping (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentVILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$690,000 $41,400
2026$729,000 $43,740
2027$783,000 $46,980

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Guy R Brewer Blvd / 109 Av — Q111 Q113 Q114 Q115 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 40, 312
Middle: 8, 287. 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

160-15 109 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

10 311 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 VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC. — 23 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B6 · C1 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1974 Bathgate Avenue BX3 B
1972 Bathgate Avenue BX3 D
152-05 118 Avenue QN2 B
120-14 Merrill Street QN2 D
222-44 143 Avenue QN2 B
65-11 Bayfield Avenue QN2 F
107-45 Sutphin Boulevard QN2 D
1756 Monroe Avenue BX2 A
1335 Clay Avenue BX2 A
111-51 178 Street QN2 C
218-42 140 Avenue QN2 B
106-33 156 Street QN2 A
126-42 146 Street QN2 A
150-42 120 Avenue QN2 A
126-35 148 Street QN2 F
118-34 154 Street QN1 A
126-40 146 Street QN1 A
164-17 109 Drive QN1 A
160-15 109 Avenue QN1 D
107-11 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 B
67-15 Beach Channel Drive QN1 D
164-15 109 Drive QN1 B
107-09 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 A

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170303
201857012
20191102
2020010111
20210707
202209110
20230303
20243104
20250202
20260606
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 1Health & systems 5

Every one of the 82 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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