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29-18 Martin Court

1,266Records
11City systems
192Open violations
2288Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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1,266 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 569 311 service requests, 361 HPD complaints, 242 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1995
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)2918 MARTIN COURT BRACHA LLC
BBL4157380104
BIN4453707

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GRADE F

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 2288. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations192 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 153 class B, 29 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

333 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (38) · PLUMBING (35) · ELECTRIC (31) · DOOR/WINDOW (30) · APPLIANCE (27) · Noise (26).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1995)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)2918 MARTIN COURT BRACHA LLC
Head officerCharles Yagudaev
Managing agent2918 MARTIN COURT BRACHA LLC
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$660,000 $39,600
2026$742,000 $44,520
2027$764,000 $45,840

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

SubwayBeach 25 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
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

29-18 Martin Court

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

333 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $542,500 on 2021-12-15 (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
2021-12-15Mortgage $542,500 — from 2918 MARTIN COURT BRACHA LLC to MERS $542,500
2021-08-09Deed $520,000 — from 2918 MARTIN CT LLC to 2918 MARTIN COURT BRACHA LLC $520,000
2021-07-20Sold for $520,000 $520,000 $260,000
2020-08-17Mortgage $354,150 — from 2918 MARTIN CT LLC to MERS $354,150
2020-08-17Deed $379,000 — from CARABALLO, STEVE to 2918 MARTIN CT LLC $379,000
2020-08-03Sold for $379,000 $379,000 $189,500
2005-03-31Mortgage $467,500 — from CARABALLO, STEVE to MERS $467,500
2005-03-31Deed $468,000 — from MORALES, ELIZABETH; RICHTER, ALDOLFO to CARABALLO, STEVE $468,000
2004-04-23Mortgage $227,500 — from RICHTER, ADOLFO; MORALES, ELIZABETH to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $227,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170202
20180303
20190101
20200145
2021441449
2022112090220
2023122370249
2024182840302
202562371244
202621580160
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 1,184Ownership & money 25

Every one of the 1,266 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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