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14-29 Pearl Street

133Records
12City systems
0Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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133 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 HPD complaints, 25 HPD housing violations, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1905
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)PAUL, LYSNA
BBL4156570044
BIN4299503, 4467661

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTTATE CORP
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentPLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP
Last registered2025-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$307,000 $18,420
2026$368,000 $22,080
2027$392,000 $23,520

The city's market estimate has risen 28% 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

SubwayFar Rockaway-Mott Av — A · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 104 The Bays Water
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

14-29 Pearl 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

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 PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. — 23 buildings, 39 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1961 Fulton Street BK8 B
146-29 Tuskegee Airmen Way QN3 D
114-63 203 Street QN2 B
3-01 Seagirt Avenue QN2 D
109-18 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
168-12 Foch Boulevard QN2 F
115-03 Bedell Street QN2 B
949 East 221 Street BX2 D
177-37 106 Road QN2 A
94-08 Linden Boulevard QN1 C
14-29 Pearl Street QN1 C
125-18 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
444 Beach 44 Street QN1 D
146-52 105 Avenue QN1 C
216-24 115 Terrace QN1 C
25-04 Brookhaven Avenue QN1 C
327 Beach 73 Street QN1 C
111-48 156 Street QN1 C
176-36 Sunbury Road QN1 C
126-03 116 Avenue QN1 A
40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN1 D
174-20 110 Avenue QN1 B
133-44 118 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $692,230 on 2026-05-13 (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
2026-05-13Mortgage $692,230 — from PAUL, LYSNA; PAUL, NAROMIE to MERS $692,230
2026-05-13Deed $710,000 — from PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. to PAUL, NAROMIE; PAUL, LYSNA $710,000
2026-04-27Sold for $710,000 $710,000 $710,000
2023-10-26Deed $275,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. $275,000
2023-06-19Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $275,000
2020-01-02Deed $874,082 — from LITWACK, LAWRENCE M to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS $874,082
2019-12-24Sold for $874,082 $874,082 $874,082
2007-04-02Deed $476,000 — from TECHNICAL TOOLS INC to MERENINI, MARTIN $476,000
2007-04-02Mortgage $380,800 — from MERENINI, MARTIN to MERS $380,800
2007-04-02Mortgage $95,200 — from MERENINI, MARTIN to MERS $95,200
2007-01-24Deed $250,000 — from JANE D. MASON; WILLIAM PILKINGTON; WILLIAM JOSEPH PILKINGTON to TECHNICAL TOOLS, INC. $250,000
2007-01-24Agreement $250,000 — from TECHNICAL TOOLS, INC. to WEINSTEIN, YUVAL $250,000
2007-01-24Mortgage $50,000 — from TECHNICAL TOOLS, INC. to WEINSTEIN, YUVAL $50,000
2007-01-24SPRD $200,000 — from TECHNICAL TOOLS, INC. to WEINSTEIN, YUVAL $200,000
2004-01-09Mortgage $29,413 — from PILKINGTON, WILLIAM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING THROUGH ITS $29,413

Ten-year activity

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20191214
20200112
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20230347
20240101
20250202
20260033
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The full timeline

Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 21

Every one of the 133 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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