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137-62 Thurston Street

70Records
10City systems
8Open violations
30Penalty rate

70 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11413
Built2006
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)JEREZ , VALERIO
BBL4130230044
BIN4534277

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11413, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations8 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-11.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$63,360 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)137 WESTGATE STREET CORP
Head officerAKIVA EMERGI
Managing agentSUPERIOR HOMES
Last registered2016-01-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$858,000 $51,480
2026$926,000 $55,560
2027$835,000 $50,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

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: 140 Av / Southgate St — Q85 Q89 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Cynthia Jenkins School
Middle: 355, 356. 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

137-62 Thurston 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

6 311 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 SUPERIOR HOMES PROPERTY — 18 buildings, 55 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
679 Sterling Place BK6 A
530 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
520 Madison Street BK5 C
23 East 51 Street BK3 C
106-08 Otis Avenue QN3 B
86-25 116 Street QN3 C
2448 Lorillard Place BX3 B
21 East 51 Street BK3 C
108-36 49 Avenue QN3 C
214 Van Buren Street BK3 B
106-10 Otis Avenue QN3 B
189-01 Jamaica Avenue QN2 B
35 Garden Street BK2 B
807 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
285 Eldert Street BK2 D
2453 Hoffman Street BX2 B
2493 Cambreleng Avenue BX2 B
137-62 Thurston Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,498 on 2023-11-06 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-11-06Mortgage $14,498 — from LABOY, HILDA; JEREZ, VALERIO; AYUSO, ROZA JEREZ to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $14,498
2022-07-22Mortgage $11,565 — from JEREZ, VALERIO; LABOY, HILDA; AYUSO, ROSA JEREZ to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $11,565
2021-09-27M&CON $622,215 — from JEREZ, VALERIO; LABOY, HILDA to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC $622,215
2018-02-21Mortgage $636,445 — from JEREZ , VALERIO; JEREZ AYUSO , ROSA; LABOY , HILDA; GAZTAMBIDEZ, JOSE to MERS $636,445
2018-02-21Deed $650,000 — from 137 WESTGATE STREET CORP to JEREZ AYUSO , ROSA; LABOY , HILDA; JEREZ , VALERIO; GAZTAMBIDEZ, JOSE $650,000
2018-01-31Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $325,000
2015-09-19Agreement $3,000,000 — from MACDONOUGH STREET CORP; 241A MADISON LLC; EAST 51 PROPERTIES LLC; SNYDER AVENUE CORP; 137 to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2013-07-02AL&R $3,000,000 — from 137 WESTGATE STREET CORP.; ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC; 1476 EAST 51 STREET CORP.; SNYDER AVE to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2013-07-02Mortgage $3,000,000 — from EAST 51 PROPERTIES LLC; ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC; MACDONOUGH STREET CORP.; 1476 EAST 51 ST to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2012-07-12M&CON $3,000,000 — from LEFFERTS BLVD. HOLDING CORP.; EAST 51 PROPERTIES LLC; MACDONOUGH STREET CORP.; 137 WESTGAT to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2012-07-12AL&R $3,000,000 — from 137 WESTGATE STREET CORP.; 1476 EAST 51 STREET CORP.; LEFFERTS BLVD. HOLDING CORP.; MACDON to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2008-10-09Deed $177,000 — from WESTGATE HOLDINGS CORP; 137 WESTGATE STREET CORP to 137 WESTGATE STREET CORP $177,000
2007-12-27Mortgage $606,000 — from 137 WESTGATE STREET CORP.; WESTGATE HOLDINGS CORP. to JNL FUNDING CORP. $606,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700033
201801348
201900101
202000101
202100213
202230216
202300314
202400404
202500101
202600202
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 36Ownership & money 18Health & systems 1

Every one of the 70 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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