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181-42 144 Avenue

311Records
11City systems
27Open violations
180.7Penalty rate

311 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 83 HPD complaints, 39 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11413
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC.
BBL4130920018
BIN4281273

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GRADE D

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 180.7. 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 violations27 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2009-11-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Building/Use (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

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 (1935)
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)COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentCOUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC.
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$848,000 $50,880
2026$905,000 $54,300
2027$895,000 $53,700

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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: Farmers Blvd / 144 Av — Q3 · 0.2 mi
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

181-42 144 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

24 311 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 COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC. — 17 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C4 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115-30 175 Street QN3 B
164-22 109 Road QN2 F
173-15 104 Avenue QN2 B
163-43 Mathias Avenue QN2 A
194-06 99 Avenue QN2 A
219-21 138 Road QN2 C
132-44 Bennett Street QN2 C
219-19 138 Road QN2 A
181-42 144 Avenue QN2 D
366 Jerome Street BK2 C
222-41 143 Road QN2 A
147-38 108 Avenue QN2 D
219-17 138 Road QN2 F
112-12 205 Street QN2 C
143-08 224 Street QN1 B
432 Beach 44 Street QN1 A
658 Beach 69 Street QN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-01-17Deed $346,000 — from GRISSON, TIMMEKA D to COUNTRY PLAZA HOMES INC. $346,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2019
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017010010
20180000
2019014216
2020026026
20210606
20220213
20230606
2024215017
2025224026
20261203
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 10Health & systems 14

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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