A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.3. In ZIP 11368, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Urinating in Public (2) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Rodent (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
No
Built before 1974 (2007)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
71-61 161 STREET CORP
Head officer
AKIVA EMERGI
Managing agent
SUPERIOR HOMES PROPERTY
Last registered
2025-09-19
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
$1,549,000
$92,940
2026
$1,714,000
$102,840
2027
$1,555,000
$93,300
The city's market estimate has risen
0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
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.
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
Subway
63 Dr-Rego Park — M R · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 111 St — 7 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 108 St / Otis Av — Q23 Q58 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Van Cleef St & 108 St · 350 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.
9 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,621 on
2012-07-23 (lender: Bank Of America, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2012-07-23
Agreement $505,000 — from EMERGY, YAAKOV to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$505,000
2012-07-23
Mortgage $5,622 — from EMERGY, YAAKOV to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$5,622
2007-09-27
Mortgage $522,500 — from EMERGY, YAAKOV to GFI MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
$522,500
2006-06-14
DEEDO $367,500 — from ESTATE OF CARLOS HIDALGO; HIDALGO, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR, DANIEL; HIDALGO, AS CO-ADMINISTRAT to MONTAUK AVENUE CORP.
$367,500
Ten-year activity
20100
19
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
19
0
0
19
2018
5
2
0
7
2019
6
0
0
6
2020
9
0
1
10
2021
16
0
0
16
2022
8
0
0
8
2023
4
0
0
4
2024
7
0
0
7
2025
2
0
0
2
2026
6
0
0
6
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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
2026-05-08HPD 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
2025-06-13HPD 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
2022-03-09HPD 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
2021-04-19HPD 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
2007-09-27Mortgage assigned — from GFI MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007-09-27Mortgage $522,500 — from EMERGY, YAAKOV to GFI MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.$522,500
2007-09-27Deed — from MONTAUK AVNEUE CORP. to EMERGY, YAAKOV
2007-09-27PAT — from EMERGY, YAAKOV to GIRSHEK, IAN D
2007-01-31Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-01-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-11-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-11-13Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-08-30Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR BUILDER'S PAVEMENT PLAN LINEAR FEET 20.17. FILED INCONJUNCTION WITH NB #402428495
2006-07-28Job filed: NB
2006-06-14DEEDO $367,500 — from ESTATE OF CARLOS HIDALGO; HIDALGO, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR, DANIEL; HIDALGO, AS CO-ADMINISTRAT to MONTAUK AVENUE CORP.$367,500
1979
1979-10-25Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to CARLOS HIDALGO
1977
1977-12-20Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ACTION NO; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ACTION NO36; COMM OF FINANCE AC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK NEW YORK CITY; NEW YORK CITY
1971
1971-04-20Mortgage — from SPIRA IRENA to ISAAC EICHENSTEIN; HANNA HALBERSTAM; BARUCH MAPPA
1971-04-20Mortgage — from SPIRA IRENA to NEW YORK CITY
1971-04-20Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to IRENA SPIRA
1968
1968-08-13Deed — from NEW YORKC ITY FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY-FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY; NY CITY