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186-05 140 Avenue

201Records
9City systems
25Open violations
586Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11413 · Neighborhood: Laurelton
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201 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 41 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11413
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)RICHARDS, MICHELLE
BBL4130290001
BIN4280351, 4528228

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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 586. 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 violations25 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · ELECTRIC (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

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 (1950)
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)MICHELLE RICHARDS
Managing agentSYDNEY OAKLEY
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$857,000 $51,420
2026$1,002,000 $60,120
2027$1,107,000 $66,420

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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: 140 Av / Southgate St — Q85 Q89 · 250 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

186-05 140 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

60 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $792,000 on 2024-10-08 (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
2024-10-08Mortgage $792,000 — from RICHARDS, MICHELLE to MERS $792,000
2024-10-08Deed $880,000 — from PUNCH, MYRTLE to RICHARDS, MICHELLE $880,000
2024-09-30Sold for $880,000 $880,000 $440,000
2014-01-16Mortgage $295,000 — from PUNCH, MYRTLE to MERS $295,000
2005-05-18Mortgage $40,464 — from PUNCH, NORA; PUNCH, MYRTLE; PUNCH, GEORGE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $40,464
2005-05-18Agreement $245,000 — from PUNCH, NORA; PUNCH, MYRTLE; PUNCH, GEORGE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $245,000
2003-09-08Mortgage $208,000 — from PUNCH, NORA; PUNCH, GEORGE; PUNCH, MYRTLE to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $208,000
1993-04-21Mortgage $166,500 — from PUNCH, MYRTLE; PUNCH, GEORGE; PUNCH, NORA; PUNCH, IRMA to HOME MORTGAGE CORP $166,500
1989-07-10Mortgage $9,750 — from HENDERSON, THELMA; HENDERSON, JOSEPH E. to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP $9,750

Ten-year activity

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202000303
202100101
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202300101
202400246
202500202
2026271490158
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 164Ownership & money 28

Every one of the 201 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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