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88-13 133 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4113510109 · 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 A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2).

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$578,000 $260,100
2026$694,000 $312,300
2027$833,000 $374,850

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.

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

Subway88 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / 89 St — Q112 · 500 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

88-13 133 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

2 311 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 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
2019-09-03Agreement $23,199,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC $23,199,000
2019-09-03Mortgage $499,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $499,000
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
2017311308
2018000011
2019012216
2020002013
2021000000
2022002002
2023032016
2024004015
2025012014
2026001012
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-09-30FDNY 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
2024-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
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
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
2023-04-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-01-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
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: 0 infested units
2020-02-17Boiler inspection
2020-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-09-03Agreement $23,199,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC$23,199,000
2019-09-03Mortgage $499,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$499,000
2019-07-17311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019-05-09Boiler inspection
2019-04-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-02-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-30Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-18Permit PL — ISSUED
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)
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-08-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2016-08-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2014
2014-05-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2011
2011-05-27311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2011-04-26311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2010
2010-01-28311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2010-01-16311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2009
2009-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-02-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
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
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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