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88-15 133 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4113510108 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11417, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-10-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1977)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC
Head officerLAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Managing agentBALSAM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$569,000 $256,050
2026$683,000 $307,350
2027$820,000 $369,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway88 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / 89 St — Q112 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 063 Old South
Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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

88-15 133 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 BALSAM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LLC — 45 buildings, 268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B11 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
87-06 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-08 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-20 Pitkin Avenue QN6 B
132-39 88 Street QN6 A
87-30 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
88-17 133 Avenue QN6 A
87-10 Pitkin Avenue QN6 B
88-13 133 Avenue QN6 A
87-32 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
89-03 133 Avenue QN6 C
87-24 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-17 Dumont Avenue QN6 B
88-15 133 Avenue QN6 A
132-49 88 Street QN6 A
132-35 88 Street QN6 B
87-16 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-11 Dumont Avenue QN6 B
87-07 Dumont Avenue QN6 B
86-24 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
89-11 133 Avenue QN6 A
89-01 133 Avenue QN6 B
132-41 88 Street QN6 A
87-21 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
87-15 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
88-19 133 Avenue QN6 B
132-37 88 Street QN6 A
87-22 Pitkin Avenue QN6 B
89-09 135 Avenue QN6 A
133-25 87 Street QN6 A
89-09 133 Avenue QN6 D
87-14 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-05 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
132-43 88 Street QN6 B
133-21 87 Street QN6 A
86-18 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
89-04 Gold Road QN6 A
132-45 88 Street QN6 A
87-12 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-06 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
89-10 Gold Road QN6 A
89-07 133 Avenue QN6 A
87-26 Pitkin Avenue QN6 A
87-03 Dumont Avenue QN6 A
86-14 Dumont Avenue QN6 B
87-28 Pitkin Avenue QN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2019-09-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 32 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-09-03Mortgage $499,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $499,000
2019-09-03Agreement $23,199,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC $23,199,000
2017-06-16Mortgage $22,700,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC; BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $22,700,000
2017-06-16Deed $28,088,889 — from GREENVIEW ARMS, INC.; BALSAM VILLAGE, INC.; OZONE ESTATES to BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC $28,088,889

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731123019
2018001012
2019015219
2020007018
2021000000
2022002002
2023033017
2024002013
2025014016
2026001012
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-09-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-06-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-12HPD 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
2025-02-24Boiler inspection
2024
2024-07-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-15HPD 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
2024-02-14Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-07-19Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-02-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-02-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-01-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-04HPD 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
2020
2020-12-14Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2020-08-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-09311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2020-05-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-03-18311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2020-03-02311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2020-02-17Boiler inspection
2020-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-09-03Mortgage $499,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$499,000
2019-09-03Agreement $23,199,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC$23,199,000
2019-05-26311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019-05-26311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019-05-20Eviction executed (2B)
2019-05-10Boiler inspection
2019-03-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-03-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-02-06Bedbug filing: 2 infested units
2018
2018-10-30Boiler inspection
2018-08-07Eviction executed (3B)
2017
2017-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT THE VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2017-08-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF , AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STO
2017-08-24311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-08-24Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2017-08-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-08-03311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2017-08-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-08-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-08-01311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2017-07-30Job filed: DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BOILER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,600
2017-06-16Mortgage $22,700,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC; BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$22,700,000
2017-06-16Deed $28,088,889 — from GREENVIEW ARMS, INC.; BALSAM VILLAGE, INC.; OZONE ESTATES to BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC$28,088,889
2017-05-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-03-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-03-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-26311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2015
2015-06-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012
2012-03-16HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION LIGHT FIXTURE AT EAST WALL
2012-03-16HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET ... IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2012-03-12311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2012-03-12311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2012-03-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CABINETS
2012-03-12311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-03-12311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-03-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-03-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2012-03-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2012-03-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-03-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008
2008-01-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2001
2001-01-29Mortgage satisfied — from BALSAM VILLAGE, INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1989
1989-07-31Mortgage satisfied — from BALSAM VILLAGE, INC. to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUR/CP
1988
1988-10-24HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 1 STY APT 2A. , SECTION '' ''
1988-10-24HPD class B: D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 1 STY APT 2A TENANT M MINTZ. , SECTION '' ''
1980
1980-02-14Mortgage — from BALSAM VILLAGE INC to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP
1976
1976-03-26DECL — from BALSAM VILLAGE INC

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