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109-14A 172 Street

464Records
15City systems
29Open violations
16.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11433 · Neighborhood: South Jamaica
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464 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 187 311 service requests, 99 HPD complaints, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11433
Built1951
Floors2
Res. units60
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)MERRICK PARK GARDENS COOP APTS
BBL4102620006
BIN4440667, 4440668, 4440669, 4440670, 4440671, 4440672, 4440673, 4440674, 4440675, 4540982, 4540983, 4540984, 4540985, 4540986, 4540987, 4540988, 4540989, 4540990, 4540991, 4540992, 4540993, 4540994, 4540995, 4540996, 4540997, 4540998, 4540999, 4541000, 4541001, 4541002, 4541003, 4541004, 4541005

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16.5. In ZIP 11433, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations29 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2001-05-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · WATER LEAK (7) · Noise (6).

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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)Merrick Park Garden Coop Apts., Inc.
Head officerLucas Comitas
Managing agentPrecision Asset Management
Last registered2026-04-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,023,000 $1,810,350
2026$4,297,000 $1,933,650
2027$4,824,000 $2,170,800

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $993,671 a year ($18.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $377,794 ($7.22 per sq ft), net operating income $615,877. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / 109 Av — Q5 · 300 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

109-14A 172 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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 PRECISION ASSET MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 1,166 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
131-03 234 Street QN222 A
1100 Clove Road SI165 A
1000 Clove Road SI165 A
70-35 Broadway QN135 A
755 Narrows Road North SI93 A
233-02 233 Street QN80 A
133-04 Laurelton Parkway QN60 A
109-14A 172 Street QN60 A
171-01 110 Avenue QN56 A
35-06 88 Street QN42 A
232-02 131 Avenue QN30 A
99-31 66 Avenue QN22 A
110-14 65 Avenue QN20 B
702 West End Avenue MN10 A
790 Greenwich Street MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,415,619 on 2022-11-16 (lender: Flushing Bank, Isaoa), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-16Mortgage $1,415,620 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION; MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN to FLUSHING BANK, ISAOA $1,415,620
2022-11-16AL&R $2,000,000 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN; MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION to FLUSHING BANK, ISAOA $2,000,000
2022-11-16Agreement $2,000,000 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN; MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION to FLUSHING BANK, ISAOA $2,000,000
2007-07-23Mortgage $1,500,000 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION; MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,500,000
2007-07-23AL&R $1,500,000 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION; MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,500,000
2007-07-23Mortgage $500,000 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN; MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2007-07-23AL&R $500,000 — from MERRICK PARK GARDEN COOPERATIVE APARTMEN; MERRICK PARK GARDEN PROPERTY CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171110214
20180160521
201911100223
2020170210
20211270230
20224257238
20231370341
20246540767
20253320237
20262780181
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 337Ownership & money 20Health & systems 29

Every one of the 464 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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