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104-20 196 Street

89Records
8City systems
2Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11412 · Neighborhood: St. Albans
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89 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11412
Built1930
Floors2.5
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)BALKARAN, RAMSARAN
BBL4108910015
BIN4232976, 4504719

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. In ZIP 11412, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (4) · Sewer (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)MR. COOPER
Head officerERIC MOORE
Managing agentMR. COOPER
Last registered2024-02-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$682,000 $40,920
2026$817,000 $49,020
2027$792,000 $47,520

The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (2 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Hollis Av / 195 St — Q2 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry
Middle: I.S. 192 The Linden. 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

104-20 196 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

8 311 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 MR. COOPER — 29 buildings, 46 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C13 · D6 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-15 102 Street QN3 C
120-07 Linden Boulevard QN2 C
833 Lincoln Place BK2 D
1717 Fowler Avenue BX2 F
606 East 91 Street BK2 C
13-94 Dickens Street QN2 D
2610 Miles Avenue BX2 A
1009 Barbey Street BK2 F
120 East 88 Street BK2 B
124-20 135 Place QN2 D
122-22 Grayson Street QN2 D
38-14 31 Street QN2 C
319 Beach 66 Street QN2 C
10110 Avenue J BK2 B
143-10 Rockaway Boulevard QN2 D
54-64 46 Street QN2 C
777 Logan Street BK2 F
213 Chester Street BK1 C
245 Dover Green SI1 C
241-41 148 Drive QN1 C
422 Utica Avenue BK1 B
133-16 Centreville Street QN1 C
118-60 227 Street QN1 D
104-20 196 Street QN1 C
69-43 Elizabeth Avenue QN1 C
180-02 145 Drive QN1 F
79C Hett Avenue SI1 A
116-19 141 Street QN1 C
1140 Wheeler Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $467,000 on 2024-12-24 (lender: United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-24Mortgage $467,000 — from BALKARAN, RAMSARAN; BALKARAN, AS HUSBAND & WIFE, VIDIA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC $467,000
2024-12-24Deed $719,250 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS T to BALKARAN, AS HUSBAND & WIFE, VIDIA; BALKARAN, RAMSARAN $719,250
2024-12-13Sold for $719,250 $719,250 $719,250
2023-11-03Deed $708,050 — from AARONS, JUDITH C ESQ to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS T $708,050
2023-10-18Sold for $708,050 $708,050 $708,050
2006-09-15Agreement $521,840 — from ESIMAI, FAITH D to MERS $521,840
2006-09-15Mortgage $87,059 — from ESIMAI, FAITH D to MERS $87,059
2005-07-05Mortgage $380,000 — from ESIMAI, FAITH D to MERS $380,000
2002-05-29Mortgage $200,000 — from UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to INDYMAC BANK FSB $200,000
2000-04-19Mortgage $75,000 — from ESIMAI, FAITH D; UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to FLEET BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION $75,000
2000-02-04Mortgage $52,631 — from UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $52,631
1998-08-12Mortgage $29,079 — from UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to ROSLYN NATIONAL MORTGAGE CORP $29,079
1992-12-24Mortgage $110,000 — from ESIMAI, FAITH DEVINE(AKA; UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to RESIDENTIAL MTGE BANKNG $110,000
1989-01-20Mortgage $12,600 — from UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to NORSTAR BANK $12,600
1987-05-20Mortgage $75,000 — from UDOJI, FAITH ESIMAI to GREEN POINT SAVS BK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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20230022
20240235
202538011
20261203
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 31Health & systems 1

Every one of the 89 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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