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29-12 Deerfield Road

53Records
7City systems
4Open violations
52.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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53 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 17 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)2912 DEERFIELD RD LLC
BBL4157940025
BIN4301473, 4517102

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 52.7. 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

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

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 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)2912 Deerfield LLC
Head officerEkta Kothari
Managing agentSmartkey Property Management LLC
Last registered2026-05-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$728,000 $43,680
2026$735,000 $44,100
2027$770,000 $46,200

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seagirt Blvd / Beach 29 St — Q22 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 043
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

29-12 Deerfield Road

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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 SMARTKEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 29 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C6 · D7 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
355 West 41 Street MN16 B
504 West 126 Street MN9 F
3816 Barnes Avenue BX7 C
1822 Edison Avenue BX5 F
1353 Taylor Avenue BX5 F
4245 Digney Avenue BX5 D
836 East 214 Street BX4 C
364 East 173 Street BX3 C
2084 Ryer Avenue BX3 C
362 East 173 Street BX3 D
3021 Eastchester Road BX3 D
959 East 212 Street BX3 D
1607 Taylor Avenue BX3 F
952 East 227 Street BX3 D
366 East 173 Street BX3 B
3237 Chestnut Drive North BX3 F
1051 Vincent Avenue BX2 F
559 Claremont Parkway BX2 F
1057 Vincent Avenue BX2 D
29-12 Deerfield Road QN2 D
1059 Vincent Avenue BX2 B
3315 Baychester Avenue BX2 B
119-43 166 Street QN2 A
22-62 Mott Avenue QN2 A
769 East 218 Street BX1 F
150-71 116 Drive QN1 A
3001 Grace Avenue BX1 C
120-28 218 Street QN1 A
750 Georgia Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $427,000 on 2020-06-02 (lender: United Mortgage Corp) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-02Mortgage $427,000 — from KOTHARI, EKTA to UNITED MORTGAGE CORP; MERS $427,000
2019-01-18Deed $375,000 — from LEIGH, JOYCE; LEIGH-CARTER, CAROLYN to KOTHARI, EKTA $375,000
2019-01-18Mortgage $243,700 — from KOTHARI, EKTA to METRO CITY BANK $243,700
2019-01-11Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $187,500
2005-11-29Mortgage $50,000 — from LEIGH, ALICE to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $50,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017112
2018202
2019369
2020246
2021202
2022202
202311011
2024101
2025000
202610010
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The full timeline

Construction 1Housing & tenants 36Ownership & money 16

Every one of the 53 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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