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78-36 271 Street · Queens · BBL 4086870023 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP29.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

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 97.3. In ZIP 11040, 97% 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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Traffic (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 (1955)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)Pratik J Kothari
Managing agentPratik J Kothari
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$830,000 $49,800
2026$780,000 $46,800
2027$832,000 $49,920

The city's market estimate has risen 0% 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.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Union Tpke / 268 St — Q46 · 850 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The James J. Ambrose School
Middle: Irwin Altman Middle School 172. 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

78-36 271 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

5 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2014-07-15 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-04Deed $870,000 — from KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P; KOTHARI, HARINI P; KOTHARI, PRATIK J to GOMES, MARIA; GOMES, CYRIL $870,000
2026-04-17Sold for $870,000 $870,000 $870,000
2016-08-22Agreement $417,000 — from KOTHARI, PATRIK J; KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $417,000
2014-07-15Mortgage $450,000 — from KOTHARI, PRATIK J; KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $450,000
2014-07-15Deed $575,000 — from MALLACH , DAVID A to KOTHARI, PRATIK J; KOTHARI , HARINIBEN P $575,000
2003-07-17Agreement $160,000 — from MALLACH, DAVID A; ROY, PATRICIA A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $160,000
2003-07-17Mortgage $5,704 — from MALLACH, DAVID A; ROY, PATRICIA A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $5,704
1989-12-21Mortgage $186,750 — from ROY, PATRICIA A; MALLACH, DENNIS I to CHEMICAL BANK $186,750
1985-12-12Mortgage $106,000 — from O'CONNOR, CHRISTOPHER; O'CONNOR, MAUREEN to CHEMICAL BANK $106,000

Ten-year activity

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20191405
20200101
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20220202
20230000
20240101
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20260134
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-17311: Traffic — Drag Racing
2026-05-15Mortgage satisfied — from KOTHARI, PRATIK J; KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.
2026-05-04Deed $870,000 — from KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P; KOTHARI, HARINI P; KOTHARI, PRATIK J to GOMES, MARIA; GOMES, CYRIL
2026-04-17Sold for $870,000

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-17311: Traffic — Drag Racing
2026-05-15Mortgage satisfied — from KOTHARI, PRATIK J; KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.
2026-05-04Deed $870,000 — from KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P; KOTHARI, HARINI P; KOTHARI, PRATIK J to GOMES, MARIA; GOMES, CYRIL$870,000
2026-04-17Sold for $870,000$870,000
2025
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT
2025-07-02HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN AT UPPER LEVEL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT PH, 1st STORY,
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT EAST WALL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT PH, 1st S
2025-07-02HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN SQFT AT WEST 1 CLOSET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AT UPPER LEVEL IN THE BATHROO
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL AT UPPER LEVEL IN THE PRIVATE HALL
2025-07-02HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT AT CEILING AT UPPER LEVEL IN THE BATH
2025-06-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-06-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-01-08HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FEET AT THE CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM
2025-01-08HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST
2025-01-08HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10SQ FEET AT THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN
2025-01-08HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT THE CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM NORTH L
2025-01-08HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NOR
2025-01-08HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT DOOR IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2025-01-08HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT THE WASH BASIN IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 2nd
2025-01-06Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-01-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-01-06311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-01-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024
2024-04-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022
2022-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021
2021-05-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019
2019-12-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-18311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2019-01-17311: Building/Use — Zoning - Non-Conforming/Illegal Vehicle Storage
2019-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-08-22Agreement $417,000 — from KOTHARI, PATRIK J; KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$417,000
2016-08-22Mortgage assigned — from WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
2014
2014-07-15Mortgage $450,000 — from KOTHARI, PRATIK J; KOTHARI, HARINIBEN P to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$450,000
2014-07-15Deed $575,000 — from MALLACH , DAVID A to KOTHARI, PRATIK J; KOTHARI , HARINIBEN P$575,000
2013
2013-08-07Mortgage satisfied — from ROY, PATRICIA A; MALLACH, DENNIS I to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2010
2010-03-16311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-01-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-11-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-08-11Job filed: PROPOSED NEW BATHROOM DORMER. LEGALIZE E XISTING BEDROOM IN ATTIC, LE ZE ENCLOSED PORCH AT REAR. ADDITION OF N EW OPEN PORCH AT REAR. PLUMBING W$13,000
2003-07-17Agreement $160,000 — from MALLACH, DAVID A; ROY, PATRICIA A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$160,000
2003-07-17Mortgage $5,704 — from MALLACH, DAVID A; ROY, PATRICIA A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$5,704
2003-07-17Deed — from MALLACH, DENNIS I; ROY, PATRICIA A to MALLACH, DAVID A; ROY, PATRICIA A
1990
1990-02-05Mortgage satisfied — from O'CONNOR,CHRISTOPHER to CHEMICAL BANK
1989
1989-12-21Mortgage $186,750 — from ROY, PATRICIA A; MALLACH, DENNIS I to CHEMICAL BANK$186,750
1989-12-21Deed — from O'CONNOR, CHRISTOPHER; O'CONNOR, MAUREEN to ROY, PATRICIA A; MALLACH, DENNIS S
1985
1985-12-12Mortgage $106,000 — from O'CONNOR, CHRISTOPHER; O'CONNOR, MAUREEN to CHEMICAL BANK$106,000
1985-12-12Deed — from LAKE, EDWIN WALTER to O'CONNER, CHRISTOPHER; O'CONNOR, MAUREEN
1985-09-03Deed — from LAKE, EDWIN WALTER; LAKE, CATHERINE to LAKE, EDWIN WALTER
1984
1984-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from LAKE, EDWIN W. ETAL to FIRST NATIONAL CITYBK

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