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108-16 167 Street

111Records
8City systems
9Open violations
141Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11433 · Neighborhood: South Jamaica
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111 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 29 HPD complaints, 17 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11433
Built2006
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL4101730051
BIN4532960

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 141. 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 violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentROCKAWAY STORAGE 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$850,000 $51,000
2026$825,000 $49,500
2027$950,000 $57,000

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
169 St — F · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / 108 Av — Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 +2 more · 350 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

108-16 167 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

19 311 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 ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC. — 8 buildings, 22 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
305 Jefferson Street BK8 C
150-40 Shore Avenue QN3 B
108-16 167 Street QN2 D
119-28 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
119-32 Merrick Boulevard QN2 A
115-29 Bedell Street QN2 B
188-10 119 Road QN2 A
121-05 Sutphin Boulevard QN1 C

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
28
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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017303
2018202
2019000
2020000
202113013
2022404
2023404
202427128
2025819
2026707
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 94Health & systems 3

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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