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145-43 Ferndale Avenue

43Records
12City systems
1Open violations
—Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: South Jamaica
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43 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 boiler inspections, 6 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1930
Floors2.5
Res. units0
ClassN9
Owner (PLUTO)BIRCH FAMILY SERVICES, INC.
BBL4119400192
BIN4258105, 4509313

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-25.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$275,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Urban Resource Institute
Head officerBeverly Riddick
Managing agentUrban Resource Institute
Last registered2024-10-02

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 $306,900
2026$692,000 $311,400
2027$709,000 $319,050

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MENTAL-MORAL IMPROVE

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.

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

SubwaySutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport — E J Z · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lakewood Av / Liverpool St — Q41 · 850 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.

Report a problem to 311

145-43 Ferndale Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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 URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE — 25 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
951 Olmstead Avenue BX161 B
2170 Prospect Avenue BX63 A
2351 Walton Avenue BX61 A
926 Southern Boulevard BX56 A
1535 Taylor Avenue BX41 A
1270 Pacific Street BK39 A
1011 Ocean Avenue BK36 A
2250 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
1630 St Johns Place BK34 A
1317 New York Avenue BK34 A
1604 St Johns Place BK33 A
1620 St Johns Place BK33 A
810 Howard Avenue BK24 A
157 Edgecombe Avenue MN19 A
153 West 133 Street MN17 A
151 West 133 Street MN17 A
133-04 41 Avenue QN4 C
155-23 Linden Boulevard QN2 B
3302 Avenue D BK1 A
673 East 231 Street BX0 —
145-43 Ferndale Avenue QN0 —
671 East 231 Street BX0 —
41-49 Benham Street QN0 —
2332 Adam C Powell Blvd MN0 —
539 West 152 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,600,000 on 2024-11-29 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), 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
2024-11-29AL&R $1,600,000 — from BIRCH FAMILY SERVICES, INC. to TD BANK, N.A. $1,600,000
2024-11-29Deed $1,500,000 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to BIRCH FAMILY SERVICES, INC. $1,500,000
2024-11-29Mortgage $1,600,000 — from BIRCH FAMILY SERVICES, INC. to TD BANK, N.A. $1,600,000
2024-11-25Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
2004-01-12Deed $359,000 — from TUCKER, MCELROY to URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE $359,000
2004-01-12Mortgage $800,938 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to NORTH FORK BANK $800,938

Ten-year activity

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2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018000011
2019042017
2020000011
2021001012
2022010012
2023011013
2024002417
2025201104
2026100001
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 8Ownership & money 12Health & systems 8

Every one of the 43 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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