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2-26 Beach 98 Street

937Records
15City systems
26Open violations
581.3Penalty rate

937 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 649 311 service requests, 99 HPD complaints, 82 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11694
Built2003
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)GRADZKI, KAZIMIERZ J
BBL4161530012
BIN4518516

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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 581.3. In ZIP 11694, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations26 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-05.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

261 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (136) · Non (31) · Blocked Driveway (30) · Animal (8) · PLUMBING (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7).

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 (2003)
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)Kazimierz J Gradzki; Wioletta Gradzki
Managing agentKazimierz J Gradzki
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,015,000 $60,900
2026$1,214,000 $72,840
2027$1,154,000 $69,240

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER

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

SubwayBeach 98 St — A S · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Beach Blvd / Beach 99 St — Q22 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Waterside Children's Studio School
Middle: Waterside School For Leadership. 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

2-26 Beach 98 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

261 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $525,000 on 2021-04-15 (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
2021-04-15Mortgage $525,000 — from GRADZKI, KAZIMIERZ J; GRADZKI, WIOLETTA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $525,000
2021-04-15Deed $840,000 — from WANG, QING SHAN; CHEN, SU PING to GRADZKI, KAZIMIERZ J; GRADZKI, WIOLETTA $840,000
2021-03-30Sold for $840,000 $840,000 $420,000
2018-08-06Deed $588,000 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to WANG, QING SHAN; CHEN, SU PING $588,000
2018-07-31Sold for $588,000 $588,000 $294,000
2018-05-02Deed $474,660 — from CHIARIELLO, ESQ., DOMINIC LOUIS; PERSAUD, CHANDRA; PERSAUD, ERROL to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $474,660
2018-04-11Sold for $474,659 $474,659 $237,330
2005-07-05Mortgage $61,500 — from PERSUAD, CHANDRA; PERSAUD, ERROL to WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD DBA POW $61,500
2005-07-05Mortgage $492,000 — from PERSUAD, CHANDRA; PERSAUD, ERROL to MERS $492,000
2005-07-05Deed $626,224 — from ROCKAWAY/SHORE LLC to PERSUAD, CHANDRA; PERSAUD, ERROL $626,224
1999-10-22Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ROCKAWAY/SHORE LLC to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK $2,000,000
1989-12-06Mortgage $950,000 — from SHORE HORIZONS ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $950,000
1986-10-29Mortgage $254,118 — from SHORE HORIZONS ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $254,118
1986-10-29Mortgage $1,850,000 — from SHORE HORIZONS ASSOC to FAIR WEATHER RLTY CORP $1,850,000
1983-09-08Agreement $299,873 to ROCKAWAYS PLAYLAND INC; GEIST INVESTMENT CODBA $299,873

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170415
201806511
2019010010
202071170124
202181264138
2022257059
2023547052
202481980206
202501180118
2026132033
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 854Ownership & money 38

Every one of the 937 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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