102 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 311 service requests, 17 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11433, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1933) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. |
| Head officer | ALBERT BASAL |
| Managing agent | PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $944,000 | $56,640 |
| 2026 | $989,000 | $59,340 |
| 2027 | $950,000 | $57,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
5 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.
| Subway | Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / 109 Av — Q5 · 150 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.
109-18 Merrick Boulevard
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request 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.
Managed by PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. — 23 buildings, 39 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Fulton Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 146-29 Tuskegee Airmen Way | QN | 3 | D |
| 114-63 203 Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 3-01 Seagirt Avenue | QN | 2 | D |
| 109-18 Merrick Boulevard | QN | 2 | C |
| 168-12 Foch Boulevard | QN | 2 | F |
| 115-03 Bedell Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 949 East 221 Street | BX | 2 | D |
| 177-37 106 Road | QN | 2 | A |
| 94-08 Linden Boulevard | QN | 1 | C |
| 14-29 Pearl Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 125-18 Francis Lewis Blvd | QN | 1 | C |
| 444 Beach 44 Street | QN | 1 | D |
| 146-52 105 Avenue | QN | 1 | C |
| 216-24 115 Terrace | QN | 1 | C |
| 25-04 Brookhaven Avenue | QN | 1 | C |
| 327 Beach 73 Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 111-48 156 Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 176-36 Sunbury Road | QN | 1 | C |
| 126-03 116 Avenue | QN | 1 | A |
| 40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd | QN | 1 | D |
| 174-20 110 Avenue | QN | 1 | B |
| 133-44 118 Street | QN | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $405,000 on 2008-05-01 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-07 | Deed $265,000 — from FIRSTSTORM PROPERTIES 2 LLC to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP | $265,000 | |
| 2016-09-14 | Sold for $265,000 | $265,000 | $132,500 |
| 2012-10-23 | Deed $250,000 — from KING, AS REFEREE, MICHAEL F to FIRSTSTORM PROPERTIES 2 LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2008-05-01 | Deed $540,000 — from BENT, TYESHA; SANDERS, TYESHA; SMITH, OMAR to VASSEL, KAYE | $540,000 | |
| 2008-05-01 | Mortgage $405,000 — from VASSEL, PAUL; VASSEL, KAYE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $405,000 | |
| 2008-05-01 | AL&R $405,000 — from VASSEL, PAUL; VASSEL, KAYE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $405,000 | |
| 2003-08-11 | Mortgage $300,700 — from SMITH, OMAR; BENT, TYESHA to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC | $300,700 | |
| 2003-08-11 | DEEDO $310,000 — from SMITH, PATRICK to BENT, TYESHA; SMITH, OMAR | $310,000 | |
| 2002-07-31 | Mortgage $216,000 — from CASE, GARETH G to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC | $216,000 | |
| 1999-05-12 | Mortgage $130,000 — from BRADLEY, HELEN; BRADLEY, RAPHAEL to VIVA DEVELOPMENT CORP | $130,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 102 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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