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120-28 218 Street

312Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11411 · Neighborhood: Cambria Heights
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312 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 ECB/OATH violations, 57 311 service requests, 33 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11411
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)120 28 218TH ST LLC
BBL4128000101
BIN4275960

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11411, 94% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$450,523 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)120 28 218TH ST LLC
Head officerEkta Kothari
Managing agentSmartkey Property Management LLC
Last registered2026-05-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,018,000 $61,080
2026$1,064,000 $63,840
2027$1,182,000 $70,920

The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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

BusNearest boarding stop: 120 Av / Springfield Blvd — Q84 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 176 Cambria Heights
Middle: I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens. 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

120-28 218 Street

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

3 311 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 SMARTKEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 29 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C6 · D7 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
355 West 41 Street MN16 B
504 West 126 Street MN9 F
3816 Barnes Avenue BX7 C
1822 Edison Avenue BX5 F
1353 Taylor Avenue BX5 F
4245 Digney Avenue BX5 D
836 East 214 Street BX4 C
364 East 173 Street BX3 C
2084 Ryer Avenue BX3 C
362 East 173 Street BX3 D
3021 Eastchester Road BX3 D
959 East 212 Street BX3 D
1607 Taylor Avenue BX3 F
952 East 227 Street BX3 D
366 East 173 Street BX3 B
3237 Chestnut Drive North BX3 F
1051 Vincent Avenue BX2 F
559 Claremont Parkway BX2 F
1057 Vincent Avenue BX2 D
29-12 Deerfield Road QN2 D
1059 Vincent Avenue BX2 B
3315 Baychester Avenue BX2 B
119-43 166 Street QN2 A
22-62 Mott Avenue QN2 A
769 East 218 Street BX1 F
150-71 116 Drive QN1 A
3001 Grace Avenue BX1 C
120-28 218 Street QN1 A
750 Georgia Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $552,500 on 2023-10-30 (lender: Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC) (recorded via MERS), covering 2 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
2023-10-30Mortgage $552,500 — from 120 28 218TH ST LLC; 120 28 218TH ST LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; HOMETOWN EQUITY MORTGAGE, LLC; HOMETOWN EQUITY M $552,500
2020-01-09Deed $256,633 — from WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB; D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS TRUSTEE; NORMANDY MORTGAG to KOTHARI, SHALIBHADRA; KOTHARI, EKTA $256,633
2007-10-02Mortgage $495,000 — from HARRIS, HEMRAJLE; JAMES, JOEL to MERS $495,000
2007-09-20Deed $440,000 — from FULTON 99 CENT, INC. to CREATIVE GLOBAL CORP $440,000
2005-11-01Mortgage $85,000 — from TAYLOR, SABRINA to MERS $85,000
2005-11-01Mortgage $340,000 — from TAYLOR, SABRINA to MERS $340,000
2005-11-01Deed $425,000 — from CREATIVE GLOBAL CORP. to TAYLOR, SABRINA $425,000
2005-04-14Deed $310,000 — from BOLTON, MARSHA; CHARLES, JENNIFER; SIMON, GERALDINE to CREATIVE GLOBAL CORP. $310,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703340138
201802714335
201901011012
20207564022
202151530023
2022201003
2023005106
2024000000
2025001001
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 171Housing & tenants 82Ownership & money 29Health & systems 15

Every one of the 312 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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