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147-38 108 Avenue

108Records
9City systems
4Open violations
86.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: South Jamaica
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108 recorded events, 1971–2025, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES, INC.
BBL4119460117
BIN4258253

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 86.7. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
3
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentCOUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC.
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$827,000 $49,620
2026$901,000 $54,060
2027$922,000 $55,320

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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.

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

SubwayJamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 108 Av / Sutphin Blvd — Q60 · 250 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

147-38 108 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC. — 17 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C4 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115-30 175 Street QN3 B
164-22 109 Road QN2 F
173-15 104 Avenue QN2 B
163-43 Mathias Avenue QN2 A
194-06 99 Avenue QN2 A
219-21 138 Road QN2 C
132-44 Bennett Street QN2 C
219-19 138 Road QN2 A
181-42 144 Avenue QN2 D
366 Jerome Street BK2 C
222-41 143 Road QN2 A
147-38 108 Avenue QN2 D
219-17 138 Road QN2 F
112-12 205 Street QN2 C
143-08 224 Street QN1 B
432 Beach 44 Street QN1 A
658 Beach 69 Street QN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $240,000 on 2007-01-24 (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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-01-24Mortgage $240,000 — from BASAL-MASHHADI, ALBERT to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $240,000
2007-01-24Deed $320,000 — from AKINSEYE, REMI A. to BASALMASHHADI, ALBERT $320,000
2006-07-24Mortgage $110,000 — from AKINSEYE, REMI A; AKINSEYE, OJO to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $110,000
2005-01-14Mortgage $6,297 — from AKINSEYE, REMI A to MERS $6,297
2005-01-14Agreement $162,000 — from AKINSEYE, REMI A to MERS $162,000
2004-10-14Mortgage $80,000 — from AKINSEYE, REMI A to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $80,000
2002-06-25Mortgage $156,750 — from AKINSEYE, REMI A to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP $156,750
2000-01-07Mortgage $128,250 — from SEKONI, MOJISOLA I; SEKONI, BABATUNDE to AMERICA'S WHOLESALELENDER $128,250
1999-03-04Mortgage $115,900 — from FADAIRO, ADEBOLA to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $115,900
1998-06-22Mortgage $96,000 — from MORANT, CHARLES B to LONG BEACH MORTGAGECOMPANY $96,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018505
2019101
202010010
2021112
2022202
2023909
2024202
2025606
2026000
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 36

Every one of the 108 recorded events, 1971–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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