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120-11 198 Street · Queens · BBL 4126860058 · 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 B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11412, 88% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
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)Walter Powell
Managing agentJHI Properties
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$787,000 $47,220
2026$943,000 $56,580
2027$1,048,000 $62,880

The city's market estimate has risen 33% 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

BusNearest boarding stop: 120 Av / 199 St — Q84 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 015 Jackie Robinson
Middle: I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens. 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

120-11 198 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

1 311 service request 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 JHI PROPERTIES — 4 buildings, 7 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
113-63 Springfield Blvd QN2 B
120-11 198 Street QN2 B
120-17 198 Street QN2 B
120-15 198 Street QN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $129,272 on 2021-10-22 (lender: Advisors Mortgage Group LLC and Mortage Electronic Regstrations Sytems INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-01Agreement $450,000 — from POWELL, WALTER B to ADVISORS MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $450,000
2021-10-22Mortgage $129,272 — from POWELL, WALTER B to ADVISORS MORTGAGE GROUP LLC; MORTAGE ELECTRONIC REGSTRATIONS SYTEMS I $129,272
2017-12-27Mortgage $102,775 — from POWELL, WALTER B to MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A. $102,775
2012-04-05Agreement $347,000 — from POWELL, WALTER B to MERS, INC. $347,000
2012-03-14Mortgage $19,465 — from POWELL, WALTER B $19,465
2009-09-18Deed $500,000 — from POWELL, MASEL; POWELL, DOREEN H to POWELL, WALTER B $500,000
2009-09-18Mortgage $345,950 — from POWELL, WALTER B to MERS $345,950

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
4
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170022
20181102
20190202
20200101
20210134
20220101
20230101
20240112
20250101
20260000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-07311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-07311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-05-06Deed — from POWELL, WALTER B to 120-11 198TH STREET, LLC
2023
2023-03-09311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022
2022-04-09311: Dead Animal — Opossum
2021
2021-11-01Agreement $450,000 — from POWELL, WALTER B to ADVISORS MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$450,000
2021-10-22Mortgage assigned — from MB FINANCIAL BANK NA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ADVISORS MORTGAGE GROUP LLC
2021-10-22Mortgage $129,272 — from POWELL, WALTER B to ADVISORS MORTGAGE GROUP LLC; MORTAGE ELECTRONIC REGSTRATIONS SYTEMS I$129,272
2021-06-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-09-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2019-07-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-08-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-01-10HPD 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
2017
2017-12-27Agreement — from POWELL, WALTER B to MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.
2017-12-27Mortgage $102,775 — from POWELL, WALTER B to MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.$102,775
2016
2016-01-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-02-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2012
2012-04-05Agreement $347,000 — from POWELL, WALTER B to MERS, INC.$347,000
2012-03-14Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; STERLING NATIONAL MORTGAGE CO., INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; COLE TAYLOR BANK
2012-03-14Mortgage $19,465 — from POWELL, WALTER B$19,465
2009
2009-09-18Deed $500,000 — from POWELL, MASEL; POWELL, DOREEN H to POWELL, WALTER B$500,000
2009-09-18Mortgage $345,950 — from POWELL, WALTER B to MERS$345,950
2009-05-04Deed — from POWELL, DOREEN H; POWELL, MASEL to POWELL, DOREEN H; POWELL, MASEL
2006
2006-08-25Job filed: NB
2006-08-23Job filed: NB

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