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168-12 Foch Boulevard

116Records
11City systems
25Open violations
414.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11434 · Neighborhood: Baisley Park
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116 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 29 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11434
Built1945
Floors1
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP
BBL4123650005
BIN4267877

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 414.7. In ZIP 11434, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · ELECTRIC (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1945)
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)PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentPLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
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$532,000 $31,920
2026$607,000 $36,420
2027$656,000 $39,360

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / 116 Av — Q5 · 1,000 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.

Report a problem to 311

168-12 Foch Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. — 23 buildings, 39 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1961 Fulton Street BK8 B
146-29 Tuskegee Airmen Way QN3 D
114-63 203 Street QN2 B
3-01 Seagirt Avenue QN2 D
109-18 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
168-12 Foch Boulevard QN2 F
115-03 Bedell Street QN2 B
949 East 221 Street BX2 D
177-37 106 Road QN2 A
94-08 Linden Boulevard QN1 C
14-29 Pearl Street QN1 C
125-18 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
444 Beach 44 Street QN1 D
146-52 105 Avenue QN1 C
216-24 115 Terrace QN1 C
25-04 Brookhaven Avenue QN1 C
327 Beach 73 Street QN1 C
111-48 156 Street QN1 C
176-36 Sunbury Road QN1 C
126-03 116 Avenue QN1 A
40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN1 D
174-20 110 Avenue QN1 B
133-44 118 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $227,500 on 2003-08-07 (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
2019-04-30Deed $308,104 — from FANNIE MAE; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP $308,105
2019-04-18Sold for $308,105 $308,105 $154,053
2018-12-31Deed $363,476 — from KATSHORHIS, NICOLE D to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION $363,476
2018-12-07Sold for $363,476 $363,476 $181,738
2003-08-07Mortgage $227,500 — from MILLER ROGERS, LORRAINE to MERS $227,500
2002-11-04Mortgage $198,500 — from ROGER, LORRAINE MILLER to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $198,500
2002-01-24Mortgage $148,824 — from ELLISON, JASON E to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $148,824
1993-01-15Mortgage $101,700 — from LOWE, NERRISA(AKA); LOWE, ROY; MURRAY, NERRISA to RESIDENTIAL MTGE BANKING $101,700
1989-04-26Mortgage $37,000 — from MURRAY, NERRISA; LOWE, ROY to FIRST NORTHERN MTG CORP $37,000
1986-05-19Mortgage $2,750 — from LOWE, ROY; MURRAY, NERRISA to CITIBANK, N.A. $2,750

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20182327
20190224
20200303
20210202
20220101
20230101
2024018018
2025127028
2026014014
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 74Ownership & money 37Health & systems 2

Every one of the 116 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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