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17-20 Village Lane

2,775Records
22City systems
57Open violations
6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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2,775 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 723 311 service requests, 459 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 408 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built2020
Floors10
Res. units1308
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)MOTT CENTER, LLC
BBL4155377501
BIN4297953, 4297954, 4297956, 4297958, 4620781, 4621091, 4623326, 4623535, 4625132

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations57 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

148 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 69 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
27
’24–25
69
’25–26
2
’26–27

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$13,749 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

715 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (259) · HEAT/HOT WATER (68) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (57) · DOOR/WINDOW (34) · PLUMBING (33) · PAINT/PLASTER (21).

Filed construction activity

$39,439,281 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (177 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 (2020)
YesSix or more residential units (1308)
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)ROCKAWAY VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerADAM WEINSTEIN
Managing agentPhipps Houses Service, Inc.
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$102,331 $46,049
2026$1,149,731 $517,379
2027$89,478 $40,265

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CarvelFrozen DessertsA—
DunkinDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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 2026 (1 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

SubwayFar Rockaway-Mott Av — A · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Mott Av / Beach 22 St — Q22 Q114 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice
Middle: 53, 319. 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

17-20 Village Lane

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

715 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 68 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 PHIPPS HOUSE SERVICES, INC — 2 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
17-20 Village Lane QN1308 A
989 East 179 Street BX297 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-22Deed $2,455,753 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE IV HOUSING DEV FUND COR $2,455,753
2024-11-22Deed $2,455,753 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE IV HOUSING DEV FUND COR $2,455,753
2024-11-22Deed $2,455,753 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE IV HOUSING DEV FUND COR $2,455,753
2024-11-22Deed $2,455,753 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE IV HOUSING DEV FUND COR $2,455,753
2024-11-22Deed $2,455,753 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE IV HOUSING DEV FUND COR $2,455,753
2024-11-22Deed $2,455,753 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE IV HOUSING DEV FUND COR $2,455,753
2024-05-17Deed $4,369,128 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE III HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $4,369,128
2024-05-17Deed $4,369,128 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE III HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $4,369,128
2024-05-17Deed $4,369,128 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE III HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $4,369,128
2024-04-26Sold for $4,369,128 $4,369,128 $3,340
2024-04-26Sold for $4,369,128 $4,369,128 $3,340
2024-04-26Sold for $4,369,128 $4,369,128 $3,340
2022-12-29Deed $3,761,866 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $3,761,866
2022-12-29Deed $3,761,866 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $3,761,866
2022-12-29Deed $3,761,866 — from MOTT CENTER, LLC to ROCKAWAY VILLAGE II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $3,761,866

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
744
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000112
201844020652
201964120524105
20209630107134
2021111180030159
2022739018218282
20235724343715167
2024712715215917426
202591184444317613
202650235975420744
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The full timeline

Construction 740Enforcement 162Housing & tenants 1,231Ownership & money 484Health & systems 158

Every one of the 2,775 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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