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530 Briar Place

910Records
19City systems
2Open violations
120.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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910 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 298 311 service requests, 236 HPD complaints, 217 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1959
Floors6
Res. units50
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BRIAR OWNERS LLC
BBL4157710011
BIN4301157, 4529213

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 120.1. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Illegal Parking (8) · PLUMBING (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

Filed construction activity

$30,430 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)Briar Owners LLC
Head officerRUBIN SCHRON
Managing agentCENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,363,000 $1,063,350
2026$2,409,000 $1,084,050
2027$2,426,000 $1,091,700

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayBeach 25 St — A · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach 20 St / Brookhaven Av — Q22 QM17 · 1,000 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Wave Preparatory Elementary School
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

530 Briar Place

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

74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES — 24 buildings, 2,778 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B11 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
62-42 Woodhaven Boulevard QN408 B
62-49 84 Street QN384 B
137-60 45 Avenue QN252 C
40-45 Elbertson Street QN235 B
83-31 116 Street QN180 B
41-11 Elbertson Street QN138 B
148-28 88 Avenue QN114 C
40-51 Denman Street QN102 C
148-45 150 Street QN95 A
89-25 Elmhurst Avenue QN90 A
37-06 80 Street QN89 B
439 Beach 22 Street QN87 A
147-25 148 Street QN85 A
88-02 37 Avenue QN76 B
23-11 Cornaga Avenue QN76 A
169-04 88 Avenue QN65 A
153-02 90 Avenue QN63 B
530 Briar Place QN50 B
78-38 Parsons Boulevard QN49 A
41-42 66 Street QN36 B
41-28 67 Street QN31 C
37-17 75 Street QN27 C
80-30 Broadway QN26 B
40-42 61 Street QN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2021-12-03 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-03Agreement $2,235,000 — from BRIAR OWNERS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,235,000
2021-12-03AL&R $2,235,000 — from BRIAR OWNERS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,235,000
2021-12-03Mortgage $200,000 — from BRIAR OWNERS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $200,000
2012-09-13Mortgage $35,000 — from BRIERS OWNERS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $35,000
2012-09-13Agreement $2,035,000 — from BRIARS OWNERS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $2,035,000
2009-12-30Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP. $2,000,000
2009-12-30AL&R $2,000,000 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2009-12-30Mortgage $563,633 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $563,633
2003-11-26AL&R $16,000,000 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $16,000,000
2003-11-26Agreement $1,600,000 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2003-11-26Mortgage $646,987 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $646,987
1999-06-28Mortgage $473,590 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $473,590
1995-07-13Mortgage $34,455 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $34,455
1986-12-04Mortgage $257,205 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROP/CP to J.I. KISLAK MTGE CP $257,205

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705400045
201805290337
201903420348
202003500356
202101124118
202202700274
202371330142
202401822287
20250310501109
202600510051
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 771Ownership & money 54Health & systems 16

Every one of the 910 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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