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22-88 Mott Avenue

7,788Records
23City systems
23Open violations
225.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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7,788 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,971 HPD complaints, 2,190 311 service requests, 2,122 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)GIFROCK LLC
BBL4156630009
BIN4299581

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 225.1. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-17.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

166 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2024–25: 58 · winter 2025–26: 82). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
58
’24–25
82
’25–26

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

$10,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

305 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (77) · Noise (74) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · PLUMBING (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (15).

Filed construction activity

$38,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)Gifrock LLC
Head officerSherman Dropkin
Managing agentArden Management Co
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,107,000 $1,848,150
2026$3,848,000 $1,731,600
2027$3,823,000 $1,720,350

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7)

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.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

37 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Mott Av / Redfern Av — Q114 · 0.2 mi
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

22-88 Mott 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

305 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 77 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 ARDEN MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 228 units. Grades across the portfolio: C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
109 West Tremont Avenue BX67 C
22-88 Mott Avenue QN60 C
131 Beach 119 Street QN48 C
18-15 Everdell Avenue QN24 D
11-27 Nameoke Street QN17 C
11-36 McBride Street QN6 D
11-38 McBride Street QN6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $970,994 on 2021-01-05 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-03Deed $26,000,000 — from HF ROCKAWAY LLC to GIFROCK LLC; CENTURION FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC $26,000,000
2022-11-03ASPM $20,000,000 — from CENTURION FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC; HF ROCKAWAY LLC; GIFROCK LLC to CITIBANK, N.A , AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGIS $20,000,000
2022-10-26Sold for $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $433,333
2021-01-05Deed $12,035,000 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC; MARASOW, JOSEPH; MARASOW, CIREL to HF ROCKAWAY LLC $12,035,000
2021-01-05Mortgage $970,995 — from HF ROCKAWAY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $970,995
2021-01-05Agreement $20,000,000 — from HF ROCKAWAY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $20,000,000
2020-12-14Sold for $12,035,000 $12,035,000 $200,583
2016-09-08AL&R $9,825,000 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,825,000
2016-09-08Agreement $9,825,000 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,825,000
2016-09-08Mortgage $3,267,219 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,267,219
2014-05-16Agreement $6,840,000 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $6,840,000
2014-05-16Mortgage $2,630,329 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $2,630,329
2013-06-04M&CON $533,600 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION $533,600
2013-03-12Mortgage $339,300 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC to U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION $339,300
2012-09-25ASPM $4,333,276 — from TWICE MIGHT LLC; MOTT HOLDING LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,333,276

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
1,217
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2025
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170428911295
20180133601338
20190422501230
20200612722137
202101743884467
20222151,193431,217
202301269004706
20240636902377
20250622201229
20264715603170
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 203Housing & tenants 7,463Ownership & money 63Health & systems 31

Every one of the 7,788 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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