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164-40 98 Street

50Records
4City systems
1Open violations
20Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11414 · Neighborhood: Howard Beach-Lindenwood
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50 recorded events, 1972–2025, from 4 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 311 service requests, 2 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11414
Built1965
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)JOSEPHINE MASSINO
BBL4142110024
BIN4296103

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11414, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-25.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (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 (1965)
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)98 STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY
Head officerJOSEPHINE MASSINO
Managing agent98 STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-02-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,014,000 $60,840
2026$952,000 $57,120
2027$1,090,000 $65,400

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayHoward Beach-JFK Airport — A · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 165 Av / 96 St — Q11 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 146 Howard Beach
Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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

164-40 98 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

4 311 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 98 STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY — 5 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
164-56 98 Street QN3 C
164-52 98 Street QN3 C
164-48 98 Street QN3 C
164-44 98 Street QN3 C
164-40 98 Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $140,000 on 1989-05-18 (lender: Cerasani, Nancy). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-05-18Mortgage $140,000 — from MASSINO, JOSEPHINE to CERASANI, NANCY $140,000
1987-10-30Mortgage $100,000 — from DE SENA, RALPH to DE PALMA, ANTHONY $100,000
1983-09-20Mortgage $225,000 — from DESENA, RALPH to RICHMOND HILL SAVINGS BK $225,000

Ten-year activity

530
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2018
2019
2020
2021
3
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201811
201900
202000
202100
202233
202311
202433
202533
202600
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 11Ownership & money 38

Every one of the 50 recorded events, 1972–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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