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153 Beach 119 Street

131Records
8City systems
50Open violations
270Penalty rate

131 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 HPD housing violations, 31 HPD complaints, 24 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11694
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)GREENBERG JOANNE
BBL4162290030
BIN4304871, 4592557

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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 270. 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 violations50 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Missed Collection (1) · Water Conservation (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MARC GREENBERG
Managing agentMARC GREENBERG
Last registered2016-03-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$790,000 $47,400
2026$778,000 $46,680
2027$729,000 $43,740

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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.

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

SubwayRockaway Park-Beach 116 St — A S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Beach Blvd / Beach 119 St — Q35 · 500 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

153 Beach 119 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

9 311 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: $40,000 on 1983-08-22 (lender: Richmond Hill Savings Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-08-22Mortgage $40,000 — from GREENBERG, JOANNE; HUBEN, BARBARA; GREENBERG, MARC; HUBEN, WILLIAM to RICHMOND HILL SAVINGS BK $40,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017022
2018112
2019224
2020000
2021022
2022044
2023123
2024224
202513132
2026134
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The full timeline

Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 109Ownership & money 4

Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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