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218-42 140 Avenue

120Records
10City systems
6Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11413 · Neighborhood: Laurelton
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120 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 HPD housing violations, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11413
Built2007
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES, INC.
BBL4130450031
BIN4535183

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2014-12-01.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
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)VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
Head officerALBERT BASAL
Managing agentVILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$728,000 $43,680
2026$835,000 $50,100
2027$907,000 $54,420

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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: Springfield Blvd / 141 Av — Q77 Q85 Q89 · 350 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

218-42 140 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

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 VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC. — 23 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B6 · C1 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1974 Bathgate Avenue BX3 B
1972 Bathgate Avenue BX3 D
152-05 118 Avenue QN2 B
120-14 Merrill Street QN2 D
222-44 143 Avenue QN2 B
65-11 Bayfield Avenue QN2 F
107-45 Sutphin Boulevard QN2 D
1756 Monroe Avenue BX2 A
1335 Clay Avenue BX2 A
111-51 178 Street QN2 C
218-42 140 Avenue QN2 B
106-33 156 Street QN2 A
126-42 146 Street QN2 A
150-42 120 Avenue QN2 A
126-35 148 Street QN2 F
118-34 154 Street QN1 A
126-40 146 Street QN1 A
164-17 109 Drive QN1 A
160-15 109 Avenue QN1 D
107-11 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 B
67-15 Beach Channel Drive QN1 D
164-15 109 Drive QN1 B
107-09 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $241,500 on 2002-12-31 (lender: American Business Mortgage Services INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-01-31Deed $440,000 — from O'BRIEN, DAVID A to VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC. $440,000
2002-12-31Mortgage $241,500 — from O'BRIEN, DAVID A to AMERICAN BUSINESS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $241,500
1994-02-28Mortgage $149,950 — from WILSON, JOHN A; O`BRIEN, DAVID A to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $149,950
1989-05-23Mortgage $97,500 — from POWELL, KATHY LYNN S. to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $97,500
1989-01-17Mortgage $20,500 — from COBB, CATHERINE J. A/K/A; POWELL, CATHERINE J. to OXFORD CREDIT CP $20,500
1987-06-15Mortgage $43,000 — from COBB, CATHERINE J to TRI STATE VENT INC TRT $43,000
1982-01-26Mortgage $1,853 — from COBB, CATHERINE J. to MEYERS, PATRICIA $1,853

Ten-year activity

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2017
40
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017527
201843640
2019011
2020022
2021066
2022000
2023011
2024000
2025011
2026000
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 28

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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