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173-15 104 Avenue

248Records
12City systems
12Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11433 · Neighborhood: South Jamaica
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248 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11433
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC.
BBL4102330241
BIN4218043

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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 violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2002-11-20.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

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.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Water System (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC
Head officerFRED BASAL
Managing agentCOUNTRY PLAZA HOMES CORP
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$865,000 $51,900
2026$914,000 $54,840
2027$995,000 $59,700

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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-179 St — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / 173 St — Q42 Q83 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley
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

173-15 104 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

5 311 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 COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC. — 17 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C4 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115-30 175 Street QN3 B
164-22 109 Road QN2 F
173-15 104 Avenue QN2 B
163-43 Mathias Avenue QN2 A
194-06 99 Avenue QN2 A
219-21 138 Road QN2 C
132-44 Bennett Street QN2 C
219-19 138 Road QN2 A
181-42 144 Avenue QN2 D
366 Jerome Street BK2 C
222-41 143 Road QN2 A
147-38 108 Avenue QN2 D
219-17 138 Road QN2 F
112-12 205 Street QN2 C
143-08 224 Street QN1 B
432 Beach 44 Street QN1 A
658 Beach 69 Street QN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $74,000 on 2005-09-23 (lender: Ideal Mortgage Bankers, Ltd DBA Lending Key). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-06-22Deed $283,500 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC. $283,500
2007-05-11Deed $360,646 — from MONAHAN, ESQ AS REFEREE, ROBERT A to DEUTSCHE BANK NATL TRUST $360,646
2005-09-23Deed $370,000 — from LUGO, VANESSA N to BOISSON , MICHELLE P $370,000
2005-09-23Mortgage $296,000 — from BISSON, MICHELLE P to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD DBA LENDING $296,000
2005-09-23Mortgage $74,000 — from BOISSON, MICHELLE P to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD DBA LENDING $74,000
2005-03-09Deed $249,000 — from BISNATHSING, ANAND to LUGO, VANESSA N $249,000
2005-03-09Mortgage $224,100 — from LUGO, VANESSA N to MERS $224,100
2004-07-04Mortgage $204,000 — from BISNATHSING, ANAND to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $204,000
2004-07-04Deed $240,000 — from JOHN, MURRY; JOHN, MARGARET to BISNATHSING, ANAND $240,000
1999-04-12Mortgage $145,800 — from JOHN, MURRY; JOHN, MARGARET to RESOURCE ONE INC $145,800
1998-02-12Mortgage $131,750 — from JOHN, MARGARET; JOHN, MURRY to RESOURCE ONE INC $131,750
1994-07-28Mortgage $7,790 — from JOHN, MURRAY; BAKER, ERIC T to HOMETRUST MORTGAGE BANKERS $7,790
1993-12-23Mortgage $115,750 — from JOHN, MURRAY; BAKER, ERIC T to COMMUNITY HME MTGE CORP $115,750
1989-07-11Mortgage $16,900 — from LILLARD, LILLIE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD $16,900

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017033
201801010
20193912
202031215
2021358
2022134
2023044
2024123
2025011
2026022
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 161Ownership & money 42

Every one of the 248 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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