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155-31 155 Avenue

1,309Records
16City systems
39Open violations
7.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11414 · Neighborhood: Howard Beach-Lindenwood
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1,309 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 550 311 service requests, 183 HPD housing violations, 164 bedbug filings.

BoroughQueens 11414
Built1958
Floors2
Res. units120
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)LINWOOD GARDENS COOPERATIVE, INC
BBL4114590001
BIN4434905, 4434906, 4434907, 4434908, 4434909, 4434910, 4434911, 4434912, 4434913, 4434914, 4434915, 4434916, 4434917, 4434918, 4592664, 4595541, 4619390, 4619391, 4619392, 4619393, 4619394, 4619395, 4619396, 4619397, 4619398, 4619399, 4619400, 4619401, 4619402, 4619403, 4619404, 4619405, 4619406, 4619407

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.9. In ZIP 11414, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations39 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-15.

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

337 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (268) · Abandoned Vehicle (22) · Noise (7) · Derelict Vehicles (7) · Lead (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (4).

Filed construction activity

$89,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (120)
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)LINDENWOOD GARDENS COOP INC
Head officerLINDA RAY
Managing agentESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-12-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,075,000 $3,633,750
2026$8,137,000 $3,661,650
2027$8,439,000 $3,797,550

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · 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 $2,106,000 a year ($18.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,068,750 ($9.50 per sq ft), net operating income $1,037,250. 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 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

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

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

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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: 84 St / 155 Av — Q11 Q41 · 0.2 mi
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

155-31 155 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

337 311 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 ESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP. — 25 buildings, 675 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B10 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155-31 155 Avenue QN120 B
3165 Nostrand Avenue BK108 B
80-11 Shore Parkway QN96 A
81-04 155 Avenue QN96 A
918 East 14 Street BK59 A
4117 Avenue V BK38 A
13 Prince Street MN20 B
59 Hawthorne Street BK20 A
534 5 Avenue BK15 B
47 Thames Street BK14 B
232 Adelphi Street BK12 A
29 Perry Street MN10 A
711 Madison Avenue MN9 A
113 South 2 Street BK8 A
24 Prince Street MN8 D
21 East 62 Street MN7 B
715 Madison Avenue MN6 B
14 East 62 Street MN5 A
16 East 62 Street MN5 A
12 East 62 Street MN5 B
71 Greene Street MN4 C
69 Greene Street MN4 B
122 Montague Street BK3 B
18 East 62 Street MN2 A
395 Bleecker Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-02-19 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 3 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
2026-09-30RPTT&RET $425,000 — from GALLINA, JESSICA; GALLINA, ANTHONY to NOLASCO, MERCEDES M; MEDINA, GABRIELLE M $425,000
2026-09-23Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $3,542
2026-08-11Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $2,583
2026-07-28RPTT&RET $200,000 — from SOLANO, MARIA to MORRIS, DEREK A $200,000
2026-07-15Sold for $200,000 $200,000 $1,667
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $305,000 — from LOUISE VILLAGEAS AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF ANTIONETTE CUILLO to LABITA, ANTHONY $305,000
2026-06-29Sold for $305,000 $305,000 $2,542
2026-06-22RPTT&RET $209,000 — from ANDREWS, EXECUTOR, ROSEANN; ESTATE OF CONNIE CAPONE; DEFALCO, EXECUTOR, MARIA to HUSSEY, RICKY THOMAS JR $209,000
2026-06-11Sold for $209,000 $209,000 $1,742
2025-11-25RPTT&RET $345,000 — from BITTNER, MICHAEL; POTESTIO BITTNER, ARIANA C to MILLER, DANIELLE JAMEELA; MILLER, JANAUD JAMIL $345,000
2025-11-18RPTT&RET $420,000 — from AMATO, MICHELLE; AMATO, FILIPPO; BENINCASA, MICHELLE M to SINGH, DALEEP DAVID $420,000
2025-11-17Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $2,875
2025-11-06Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $3,500
2025-07-24Sold for $303,000 $303,000 $2,525
2025-07-24RPTT&RET $303,000 — from KLUB, ROBERT; KLUB, LAURA to THOMPSON, ANNA CYNTHIA; THOMPSON, CYNTHIA $303,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022112035
2018618249360
2019333915363
202031249037
2021064526077
202208111130132
20230149082114
202407154105176
202508212122234
2026089394114
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 111Housing & tenants 943Ownership & money 217Health & systems 20

Every one of the 1,309 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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