141 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 29 HPD complaints, 25 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 148.7. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (3) · GENERAL (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SOUTH HOMES INC. |
| Head officer | ALBERT BASAL |
| Managing agent | SOUTH HOMES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $745,000 | $44,700 |
| 2026 | $777,000 | $46,620 |
| 2027 | $732,000 | $43,920 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2011 (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.
| Subway | Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport — E J Z · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lakewood Av / Pinegrove St — Q41 · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop Middle: 8, 287. 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.
143-16 Lakewood Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by SOUTH HOMES INC. — 14 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1 · C4 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143-16 Lakewood Avenue | QN | 2 | D |
| 107-35 Sutphin Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 2-61 Fernside Place | QN | 2 | C |
| 116-04 Merrick Boulevard | QN | 2 | C |
| 198-21 Hollis Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
| 342 Beach 70 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 173-41 104 Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
| 116-14 168 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 160-18 119 Road | QN | 2 | B |
| 162-14 109 Avenue | QN | 2 | D |
| 3-05 Beach 84 Street | QN | 1 | F |
| 106-33 Guy R Brewer Blvd | QN | 1 | C |
| 145-42 130 Avenue | QN | 1 | C |
| 116-06 Merrick Boulevard | QN | 1 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $129,000 on 2006-12-19 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-21 | Deed $130,000 — from KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION to PLAZA HOMES, LLC | $130,000 | |
| 2010-04-28 | Deed $350,000 — from GRABER, ESQ., AS REFEREE, DAVID to KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION | $350,000 | |
| 2006-12-19 | Deed $645,000 — from AHMED, MOHAMMED to ABEDIN, MOHAMMED JAYNAL | $645,000 | |
| 2006-12-19 | Mortgage $129,000 — from ABEDIN, MOHAMMED JAYNAL to MERS | $129,000 | |
| 2006-12-19 | Mortgage $516,000 — from ABEDIN, MOHAMMED JAYNAL to MERS | $516,000 | |
| 2006-02-23 | Mortgage $117,000 — from AHMED, MOHAMMED to MERS | $117,000 | |
| 2006-02-23 | Mortgage $468,000 — from AHMED, MOHAMMED to MERS | $468,000 | |
| 2006-02-23 | Deed $585,000 — from SAEED, JEWEL to AHMED, MOHAMMED | $585,000 | |
| 2005-04-12 | Mortgage $225,000 — from SAEED, JEWEL to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $225,000 | |
| 2005-04-12 | Deed $300,000 — from BURNETTE, EARL A; BURNETTE, MARIA V to SAEED, JEWEL | $300,000 | |
| 2000-04-06 | Mortgage $270,000 — from BURNETTE, MARIA V; BURNETTE, EARL A to GAFFNEY, CHARLEAN S; GAFFNEY, HENRY BLAINE | $270,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 141 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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