792 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 311 service requests, 134 DOB permits, 106 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 2.3. In ZIP 11433, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (49) · Illegal Parking (9) · Indoor Air Quality (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Blocked Driveway (5) · WATER LEAK (5).
$1,597,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (69 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2021) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (605) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | ARCHER TOWERS PHASE I DEVELOPMENT LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN SMITH |
| Managing agent | Green Cedar Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50,146,000 | $22,565,700 |
| 2026 | $85,081,000 | $38,286,450 |
| 2027 | $87,335,000 | $39,300,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 74% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens House of Wings | American | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
11 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (1 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.
| Subway | Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 169 St — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Archer Av / Guy R Brewer Blvd — Q20 Q30 Q31 Q75 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence Middle: M.S. 358. 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.
163-05 Archer Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by GREEN CEDAR MANAGEMENT, LLC — 59 buildings, 2,268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B22 · C14 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2016-06-14 (lender: Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China (USA) NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | RPTT $50,863,078 — from ARCHER TOWERS DEVELOPMENT LLC to ARCHER TOWERS PHASE I DEVELOPMENT LLC | $50,863,078 | |
| 2021-05-06 | RETT $46,503,524 — from ARCHER TOWERS DEVELOPMENT LLC to ARCHER TOWERS PHASE I DEVELOPMENT LLC | $46,503,524 | |
| 2021-04-09 | Sold for $50,863,078 | $50,863,078 | $84,071 |
| 2018-01-26 | Deed $20,000,000 — from JAMAICA PROPERTY HOLDIINGS LLC to ARCHER TOWERS DEVELOPMENT LLC | $20,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-26 | Agreement $35,000,000 — from ARCHER TOWERS DEVELOPMENT LLC to GSUIG REAL ESTATE MEMBER LLC | $35,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-11 | Sold for $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $33,058 |
| 2016-06-14 | Agreement $36,000,000 — from JAMAICA TOWER, LLC to ARCHER LATIMER 1 LLC | $36,000,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | AL&R $17,100,000 — from JAMAICA PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA | $17,100,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | Agreement $17,100,000 — from JAMAICA PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA | $17,100,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | Mortgage $100,000 — from JAMAICA PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA | $100,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | Mortgage $16,000,000 — from JAMAICA TOWER, LLC to ARCHER LATIMER 1 LLC | $16,000,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | Mortgage $20,000,000 — from JAMAICA TOWER, LLC to ARCHER LATIMER 1 LLC | $20,000,000 | |
| 2015-08-04 | Mortgage $23,018,873 — from JAMAICA TOWER, LLC; PARK PLACE ESTATE, LLC to ARCHER LATIMER 1 LLC | $23,018,873 | |
| 2015-08-04 | Agreement $36,000,000 — from PARK PLACE ESTATE, LLC; JAMAICA TOWER, LLC to ARCHER LATIMER 1 LLC | $36,000,000 | |
| 2015-08-04 | AL&R $36,000,000 — from PARK PLACE ESTATE, LLC; JAMAICA TOWER, LLC to ARCHER LATIMER 1 LLC | $36,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 56 |
| 2022 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| 2023 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2024 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
| 2025 | 40 | 6 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 104 |
| 2026 | 29 | 13 | 115 | 0 | 12 | 169 |
Every one of the 792 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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