127 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 311 service requests, 24 DOB violations, 14 DOB job filings.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 52. In ZIP 11434, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-01-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · GENERAL (1) · Building/Use (1).
$272,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| 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 | FARHAD 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 | $870,000 | $52,200 |
| 2026 | $938,000 | $56,280 |
| 2027 | $1,128,000 | $67,680 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / 116 Av — Q5 · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington Middle: 72, 332. 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.
116-06 Merrick Boulevard
| 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 |
8 311 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.
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: $27,750 on 1986-12-17 (lender: Carver Fed S&l Asn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-30 | Deed $187,500 — from ALLEN A.M.E. HOUSING CORP to SOUTH HOMES, INC | $187,500 | |
| 1986-12-17 | Mortgage $27,750 — from ALLEN AME HOUSING CORP to CARVER FED S&L ASN | $27,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 127 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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