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84-36 259 Street · Queens · BBL 4087880024 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class18
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 96% 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 60. In ZIP 11001, 94% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (1).

Filed construction activity

$81,540 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1950)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$813,000 $48,780
2026$764,000 $45,840
2027$850,000 $51,000

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

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: Hillside Av / 258 St — Q43 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 191 Mayflower
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

84-36 259 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

4 311 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: $659,200 on 2025-12-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-02Mortgage $659,200 — from BITHI, SHAMIMA S; HAIDER, MOHAMMAD F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $659,200
2025-12-02Deed $824,000 — from FRED KARL NYSTROM, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF NICHOLAS SMITH to HAIDER, MOHAMMAD F; BITHI, SHAMIMA S $824,000
2025-11-19Sold for $824,000 $824,000 $824,000

Ten-year activity

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The last 12 months — 16 records

DateRecord
2026-07-29Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2026-06-17Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-07Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO REMODELING EXISTING 03 PCS BATHROOM AT 1ST FLOOR, REMOVE & REPLACE 2 PCS BATHROORM (W/C & LAV) AT CELLAR FLOOR , REMOVE WASHER A
2026-02-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO INTERIOR RENOVATION AS MINOR SHEETROCK FOR REMODELING BATHROOM & OPEN PORCH AT 1ST FLOOR, INSTALL ONE (1) MASONRY STAIR & CELLAR
2025-12-07311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Investigative Inspection
2025-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT 10:51 AM 12/ 04/20/25, NEW ELECTRICAL WORK DONE AT FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM AND IN THE CELLAR BATHROOM. NEW JUNCTION BOXES
2025-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT THE CELLAR, NEW FRAMING DONE FOR NEW BATHROOM. AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE BEDROOM AT EXP.#2 STRUCTURAL WORK DONE TO REMOVE
2025-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT FIRST FLOOR AND AT THE CELLAR LEVEL. REMOVED ALL THE EXISTING PLUMBING PIPING ALONG WITH THE PLUMBING FIXTURES. INSTAL
2025-12-02Mortgage $659,200 — from BITHI, SHAMIMA S; HAIDER, MOHAMMAD F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2025-12-02Deed $824,000 — from FRED KARL NYSTROM, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF NICHOLAS SMITH to HAIDER, MOHAMMAD F; BITHI, SHAMIMA S
2025-12-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-19Sold for $824,000

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-29Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2026-06-17Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-07Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO REMODELING EXISTING 03 PCS BATHROOM AT 1ST FLOOR, REMOVE & REPLACE 2 PCS BATHROORM (W/C & LAV) AT CELLAR FLOOR , REMOVE WASHER A$10,500
2026-02-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO INTERIOR RENOVATION AS MINOR SHEETROCK FOR REMODELING BATHROOM & OPEN PORCH AT 1ST FLOOR, INSTALL ONE (1) MASONRY STAIR & CELLAR$71,040
2025
2025-12-07311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Investigative Inspection
2025-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT 10:51 AM 12/ 04/20/25, NEW ELECTRICAL WORK DONE AT FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM AND IN THE CELLAR BATHROOM. NEW JUNCTION BOXES
2025-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT THE CELLAR, NEW FRAMING DONE FOR NEW BATHROOM. AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE BEDROOM AT EXP.#2 STRUCTURAL WORK DONE TO REMOVE
2025-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT FIRST FLOOR AND AT THE CELLAR LEVEL. REMOVED ALL THE EXISTING PLUMBING PIPING ALONG WITH THE PLUMBING FIXTURES. INSTAL
2025-12-02Mortgage $659,200 — from BITHI, SHAMIMA S; HAIDER, MOHAMMAD F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$659,200
2025-12-02Deed $824,000 — from FRED KARL NYSTROM, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF NICHOLAS SMITH to HAIDER, MOHAMMAD F; BITHI, SHAMIMA S$824,000
2025-12-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-19Sold for $824,000$824,000
2024
2024-12-31311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-10-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2017
2017-10-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2001
2001-09-12Deed — from SMITH, NICHOLAS to SMITH, NICHOLAS; SMITH, ELIZABETH ANN
1987
1987-01-12Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH,NICHOLAS,ETAL to EAST NEW YORK SAVGSBK

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