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 11433, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$49,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Building/Use (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Dumping (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (1)
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)
VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC
Head officer
FARHAD BASAL
Managing agent
VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
Last registered
2025-07-18
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
$690,000
$41,400
2026
$729,000
$43,740
2027
$783,000
$46,980
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.
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
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Guy R Brewer Blvd / 109 Av — Q111 Q113 Q114 Q115 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: 40, 312 Middle: 8, 287. 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.
10 311 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.
2025-07-23311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-06-07311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024
2024-09-27311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-08-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED ORDER: NOTED: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TH$12,500
2024-08-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO OBEY A VACATE ORDER FROM THE COMMISSIONER PER 28-307.4. NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL HAS BEEN OCCUPIED AS CLASS A APARTMENT WI$24,000
2024-08-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O #402553866F ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL HAS BEEN CONVERTED/OCCUPIED $12,500
2023
2023-12-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-02311: Drug Activity — Use Outside
2023-02-06HPD class A: § 27-2027 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RAIN LEADER AT BUILDING FRONT
2022
2022-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-09-21311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — GUTTER/LEADER
2022-09-21Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — GUTTER/LEADER
2022-04-12311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2022-04-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-04-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-04-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2022-04-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-04-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-12-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-06-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-04-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35308002M ISSUED ON 6/13/18,AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF $6,250
2018
2018-09-26311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2018-09-26311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2018-09-23311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2018-09-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-09-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-07-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2018-06-26311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-06-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C/O#402553866.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED AT CELLAR.CELLAR LEVEL ILLEGALLY CONVERTED INTO A $1,250
2018-06-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL:ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS TO CREATE 1 BEDROOM.INSTALLED WATER AND WASTER LIN$1,600
2018-06-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT 1ST FL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS NECT TO KITCHEN TO CREATE ROOM. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT.$1,250
2018-05-21311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-05-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building