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98-17 197 Street · Queens · BBL 4108290002 · 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, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11423, 87% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (24) · Illegal Parking (16) · Blocked Driveway (3).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)MANSION HOMES INC.
Head officerALBERT BASAL
Managing agentMANSION HOMES INC,
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$855,000 $51,300
2026$904,000 $54,240
2027$945,000 $56,700

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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

SubwayJamaica-179 St — F · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Carpenter Av — Q110 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull
Middle: I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy. 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

98-17 197 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

43 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MANSION HOMES INC. — 8 buildings, 13 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
119-08 179 Street QN2 B
98-17 197 Street QN2 B
170-04 107 Avenue QN2 B
106-41 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN2 F
6-21 Beach 68 Street QN2 D
98-15 197 Street QN1 B
115-27 Bedell Street QN1 A
223-19 113 Avenue QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,578 on 1996-11-29 (lender: Medallion Security Window and Texas Home Securityinc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-09-14Deed $165,000 — from ST.LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST.LOUIS, DUCLIN; ST.LOUIS, MIGUINCE to MANSION HOMES, INC., $165,000
1996-11-29Mortgage $20,578 — from ST LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST. LOUIS, MIGUINCE; ST LOUIS, DULCIN G to TEXAS HOME SECURITYINC; MEDALLION SECURITY WINDOW $20,578
1993-02-11Mortgage $128,550 — from ST LOUIS, MIGUINCE; ST LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST LOUIS, DUCLIN G to IDEAL MTGE BANKERS LTD $128,550
1992-08-10Mortgage $52,000 — from BANA DEVELOPMENT INC to ZIEGELMAN, JANE; ZIEGELMAN, AMY $52,000
1989-04-28Mortgage $134,000 — from ALVAREZ, CARMEN to CITIBANK. N.A. $134,000
1986-03-11Mortgage $36,850 — from BOYER, JAMES L. to INTERCOUNTY MTGE CORP $36,850
1985-02-05Mortgage $5,000 — from HENRY, LAWRENCE R to METROPOLITAN/HMSTD/CO/LD $5,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018022
2019145
2020123
2021112
2022066
202301010
202401414
202502020
202601010
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-24311: Obstruction — Cone
2026-05-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-02-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-01-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-24311: Obstruction — Cone
2026-05-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-02-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-01-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025
2025-10-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-15311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-08-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-07311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-05-18311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-05-17311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-05-09311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-04-30311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-04-23311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-04-21311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-04-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-26311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-03-17311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-02-27311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-02-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-02-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-01-28311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-01-13311: Obstruction — Cone
2025-01-07311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024
2024-10-29311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-10-28311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-09-26311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-09-20311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-09-16311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-09-13311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-09-13311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-08-21311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-08-17311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-06-18Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2024-06-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-06-18Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-06-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-06-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2023
2023-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-12-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-12-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-12-05311: Obstruction — Cone
2023-09-18311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2023-09-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2023-09-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-08-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-08-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-07-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-12-07311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-12-06311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-07-13311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-06-08311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-05-22311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-03-18HPD 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
2021
2021-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-22HPD 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
2020
2020-12-17311: Snow Removal — Not Plowed
2020-11-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-10-30DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-11-07HPD 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
2019-09-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2019-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-03-19311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018
2018-12-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-01-09HPD 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
2013
2013-06-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2012
2012-10-13311: Street Condition — Unsafe Worksite
2012-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-28311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2012-01-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011
2011-07-08Deed — from MANSION HOMES INC. to MANSION HOMES INC.
2010
2010-12-08311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2010-06-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-06-30Permit NB — ISSUED
2010-04-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2009
2009-06-25Permit NB — ISSUED
2009-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-07-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-27Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-06-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-03-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-24Permit NB — ISSUED
2007
2007-10-30ZONE — from MANSION HOMES LLC
2007-10-30CERT — from JANUS ABSTRACT INC
2006
2006-09-25Job filed: NB
2006-09-25Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AND OBTAINING A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY .$65,000
2006-08-31Job filed: SI
2005
2005-10-13Mortgage satisfied — from ST. LOUIS, MIGUICINCE; ST. LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST. LOUIS, DULCIN G to GREEN TREE CREDIT CORP.
2005-09-29Mortgage satisfied — from ST. LOUIS, MIGUINCE; ST. LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST. LOUIS, DUCLIN G to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD.
2005-09-14Deed $165,000 — from ST.LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST.LOUIS, DUCLIN; ST.LOUIS, MIGUINCE to MANSION HOMES, INC.,$165,000
2001
2001-06-30ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL FULL PARTITION WALLS ERECTED CREATING A KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE A BEDROOM, LIVING
2001-06-30DOB violation C:
2001-06-29Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, FSB to FIRST COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY
2001-06-29Mortgage assigned — from REGIONS MORTGAGE, INC to MIDFIRST BANK
2001-03-28DOB violation P:
2001-03-28DOB violation P:
1996
1996-11-29Mortgage $20,578 — from ST LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST. LOUIS, MIGUINCE; ST LOUIS, DULCIN G to TEXAS HOME SECURITYINC; MEDALLION SECURITY WINDOW$20,578
1996-11-29Mortgage assigned — from MEDALLION SECURITY WINDOW; TEXAS HOME SECURITYINC to GREEN TREE CREDIT CORP
1993
1993-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from BANA DEVELOPMENT INC to ZIEGELMAN, AMY ETAL
1993-02-11Deed — from BANA DEVELOPMENT INC to ST LOUIS, DUCLIN G; ST LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST LOUIS, MIGUINCE
1993-02-11Mortgage $128,550 — from ST LOUIS, MIGUINCE; ST LOUIS, IMMACULA; ST LOUIS, DUCLIN G to IDEAL MTGE BANKERS LTD$128,550
1993-02-11Mortgage assigned — from IDEAL MTG BANKERS LTD to FEDERAL SAVS BANK
1992
1992-08-10Deed — from CITIBANK, NA to BANA DEVELOPMENT INC
1992-08-10Mortgage $52,000 — from BANA DEVELOPMENT INC to ZIEGELMAN, JANE; ZIEGELMAN, AMY$52,000
1992-08-10Deed — from KIRSCHNER, STEVEN B(REF); ALVAREZ, CARMEN D(DEF)ET to CITIBANK, NA
1989
1989-06-09Mortgage satisfied — from BOYER, JAMES L to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP
1989-04-28Deed — from BOYER, JAMES L to PHILLIPS, TONY
1989-04-28Deed — from PHILIPS, TONY to ALVAREZ, CARMEN D
1989-04-28Mortgage $134,000 — from ALVAREZ, CARMEN to CITIBANK. N.A.$134,000
1989-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from BOYER, JAMES L & ANO to INTER-ISLAND MTGEE CORP
1988
1988-03-16Mortgage assigned — from NORSTAR MTGE CP to NEW YORK GUARD/MTG/CP
1986
1986-08-25Mortgage satisfied — from HENRY, LAWRENCE to CITIZENS FUNDING LTD
1986-03-11Mortgage $36,850 — from BOYER, JAMES L. to INTERCOUNTY MTGE CORP$36,850
1985
1985-10-10Mortgage satisfied — from HENRY, LAWRENCE R. to METROPOLITAN HAMESTD,ETC
1985-06-28Deed — from HENRY, LAWRENCE R to BOYER, JAMES L
1985-02-05Mortgage $5,000 — from HENRY, LAWRENCE R to METROPOLITAN/HMSTD/CO/LD$5,000
1981
1981-08-10Mortgage assigned — from INTERCOUNTY MORTGAGE CORP to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOC
1981-08-06Mortgage assigned — from CITIZENS FUNDING LTD to INTERCOUNTY MORTG CORP
1981-07-17Mortgage — from HENRY LAWRENCE R to CITIZENS FUNDING LTD
1981-07-17Deed — from BOYER PRISCILLA F; BOYER JAMES L to LAWRENCE R HENRY
1973
1973-05-23Mortgage — from BOYER PRISCILLA F; BOYER JAMES L to LAWRENCE HENRY
1969
1969-06-06Mortgage assigned — from INTER ISLAND MTGEE CORP to FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN
1969-04-21Mortgage — from BOYER PRISCILLA F; BOYER JAMES L to INTER ISLAND MTGEE CORP
1969-04-21Deed — from LENNON HELEN J; PURCELL HELEN JOSEPHINE; LENNON JOHN JOSEPH to JAMES L BOYER; PRISCILLA F BOYER

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