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151-21 79 Street

326Records
10City systems
11Open violations
141.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11414 · Neighborhood: Howard Beach-Lindenwood
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326 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 93 HPD complaints, 52 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11414
Built1978
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)TENNIS COURT APARTS INC
BBL4114260045
BIN4246849

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 141.3. In ZIP 11414, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (9) · SAFETY (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

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 (1978)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)PHYLLIS A AGREST; PHYLLIS AGREST
Managing agentBAP 149 -34 LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$645,000 $290,250
2026$720,000 $324,000
2027$864,000 $388,800

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway80 St — A · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 232 Lindenwood
Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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

151-21 79 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 BAP 149 -34 LLC — 2 buildings, 9 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
151-21 79 Street QN6 C
149-34 85 Street QN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $162,576 on 2026-07-06 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank), covering 12 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
2026-07-06Mortgage $162,577 — from TENNIS COURT APTS. , LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $162,577
2026-07-06AL&R $3,000,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS. , LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,000,000
2026-07-06Agreement $3,000,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS. , LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,000,000
2019-06-06AL&R $3,500,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,500,000
2019-06-06Agreement $3,500,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,500,000
2019-06-06Mortgage $30,387 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., LLC to INVESTORS BANK $30,387
2015-06-08AL&R $4,100,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,100,000
2015-06-08Agreement $4,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to TENNIS COURT APTS., INC. $4,100,000
2015-06-08Mortgage $2,039,955 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,039,955
2013-02-11AL&R $2,400,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS,. INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,400,000
2013-02-11Agreement $2,400,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $2,400,000
2013-02-11Mortgage $1,504,262 — from TENNIS COURT APTS, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $1,504,262
2003-03-31AL&R $2,500,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2003-03-31Agreement $2,500,000 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2003-03-31Mortgage $1,189,095 — from TENNIS COURT APTS., INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,189,095

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170130114
201812014
2019045110
20200110112
202114016
202216018
20231810183
20242700173
202504015
2026075113
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 275Ownership & money 29Health & systems 11

Every one of the 326 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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