A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 100. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$265,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (7 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
168 J LLC
Head officer
Shi R Dong
Managing agent
168 J LLC
Last registered
2025-11-14
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,422,000
$85,320
2026
$1,542,000
$92,520
2027
$1,602,000
$96,120
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2011 (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
Subway
Central Av — M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Myrtle Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Cedar St & Myrtle Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
1 311 service request 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on
2022-10-03 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-10-03
Mortgage $900,000 — from 168 J, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$900,000
2022-10-03
AL&R $900,000 — from 168 J, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$900,000
2022-10-03
Deed $1,400,000 — from GUO QUACH, PEI XIA; QUACH, CALVIN; QUACH, LISA to 168 J, LLC
$1,400,000
2022-09-19
Sold for $1,400,000
$1,400,000
$466,667
2018-12-31
Mortgage $250,000 — from QUACH, CALVIN; QUACH, LISA; GUO QUACH, PEI XIA to MERS
$250,000
2011-02-25
Agreement $400,000 — from GUO QUACH, PEI XIA; QUACH, STEPHEN to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH
$400,000
2011-02-25
Mortgage $152,399 — from QUACH, STEPHEN; GUO QUACH, PEI XIA to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH
$152,399
2008-01-30
Deed $385,000 — from ENA, CASQUETE to QUACH, STEPHEN; QUACH, PEI XIA GUO
$385,000
2008-01-30
Mortgage $288,000 — from QUACH, PEI XIA GUO; QUACH, STEPHEN to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH
$288,000
1983-03-10
Mortgage $3,000 — from CASQUETE, JOSE L to ROSARIO, MILAGROS; ROSARIO, JULIAN
$3,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
21
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
7
0
2
9
2018
0
2
3
2
7
2019
0
4
1
2
7
2020
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
5
0
2
7
2022
8
4
5
4
21
2023
4
4
0
5
13
2024
0
3
0
4
7
2025
0
1
0
3
4
2026
0
2
0
3
5
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-20
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-20
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025
2025-08-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-03-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-07-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-04-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-11-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-06-30Job filed: PLUMBING FIXTURE WITH ASSOCIATED PIPES FOR THE EXISTING THREE FAMILY BUILDING RENOVATION.$30,000
2023-06-13Job filed: PLUMBING FIXTURE WITH ASSOCIATED PIPES FOR THE EXISTING THREE FAMILY BUILDING RENOVATION.$30,000
2023-05-25Job filed: PLUMBING FIXTURE WITH ASSOCIATED PIPES FOR THE EXISTING THREE FAMILY BUILDING RENOVATION.$30,000
2023-03-22HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-07Job filed: PLUMBING FIXTURE WITH ASSOCIATED PIPES FOR THE EXISTING THREE FAMILY BUILDING RENOVATION.$30,000
2023-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-02-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-02-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-02-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022
2022-12-07Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-11-30Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2022-11-30Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-11-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-11-27Job filed: Install the AC systems, replace the front facade with bricks, excavate the basement for half foot and build the cellar stairs to the ground floor.$15,000
2022-11-20Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-11-16Job filed: PLUMBING FIXTURE WITH ASSOCIATED PIPES FOR THE EXISTING THREE FAMILY BUILDING RENOVATION.$30,000
2022-11-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING THREE-FAMILY HOUSE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$100,000
2022-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from GUO QUACH, PEI XIA; QUACH, LISA; QUACH, CALVIN to MERS; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
2022-11-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-03Mortgage $900,000 — from 168 J, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK$900,000
2022-10-03AL&R $900,000 — from 168 J, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK$900,000
2022-10-03Deed $1,400,000 — from GUO QUACH, PEI XIA; QUACH, CALVIN; QUACH, LISA to 168 J, LLC$1,400,000
2022-09-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-09-19Sold for $1,400,000$1,400,000
2022-09-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-08-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-24HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-08-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2015-04-19311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2015-02-18HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER