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164-56 98 Street · Queens · BBL 4142110031 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11414, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-25.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1965)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)98 STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY
Head officerJOSEPHINE MASSINO
Managing agent98 STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY
Last registered2025-02-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$931,000 $55,860
2026$989,000 $59,340
2027$1,122,000 $67,320

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayHoward Beach-JFK Airport — A · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 165 Av / 96 St — Q11 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 146 Howard Beach
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

164-56 98 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

5 311 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 98 STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY — 5 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
164-56 98 Street QN3 C
164-52 98 Street QN3 C
164-48 98 Street QN3 C
164-44 98 Street QN3 C
164-40 98 Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $210,000 on 1993-05-19 (lender: Haron 1990 Associates), covering 2 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
1993-05-19Mortgage $210,000 — from 98TH ST HOWARD BCH RLTY to HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES $210,000
1990-06-11Mortgage $116,289 — from DE SENA, RALPH to HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES $116,289
1983-09-20Mortgage $225,000 — from DESENA, RALPH to RICHMOND HILL SAVINGS BK $225,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
4
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201811
201900
202022
202133
202211
202322
202422
202544
202611
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-03-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-11-25HPD 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
2025-11-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025
2025-11-25HPD 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
2025-11-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-04311: Noise - Park — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-19311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-12-05HPD 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
2023
2023-11-29HPD 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
2023-08-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022
2022-11-18HPD 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
2021-09-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-06-10311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2021-06-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-05-08311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-11311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018
2018-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-05-31311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-04-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
2015-04-08311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-03-03Mortgage assigned — from BARRATTO, DARLENE BONO; BONO, PHILLIP to BONO, PHILLIP; BONO, MICHAEL; BONO, DIANE; BARRATTO, DARLENE BONO
1994
1994-04-22Mortgage assigned — from HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES to 98 ST HOWARD BEACH REALTY CORP
1994-04-22CERT — from 98TH STREET HOWARD BEACH REALTY CORP to HARON 1990 ASSOCIATION
1994-04-22Mortgage assigned — from HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES to BONO, HENRY JR
1993
1993-05-19REL — from ROSENKRANZ, LOUIS to DE SENA, RALPH
1993-05-19Mortgage assigned — from 98TH ST HOWARD BCH RLTY to HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES
1993-05-19Agreement — from HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES to 98TH ST HOWARD BCH RLTY
1993-05-19Mortgage $210,000 — from 98TH ST HOWARD BCH RLTY to HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES$210,000
1993-05-19Deed — from DE SENA, RALPH to 98TH ST HOWARD BCH RLTY
1990
1990-06-11Agreement — from HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES to DE SENA, RALPH
1990-06-11Mortgage $116,289 — from DE SENA, RALPH to HARON 1990 ASSOCIATES$116,289
1990-02-23Mortgage assigned — from NORTH SIDE SAVINGS BK to HARON 1990 ASSCIATES
1983
1983-09-20Mortgage $225,000 — from DESENA, RALPH to RICHMOND HILL SAVINGS BK$225,000
1983-09-20Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL S&LASSN to RICHMOND HILL SAVINGS BK
1977
1977-01-11Deed — from RALJEN REALTY CORP to RALPH DE SENA
1976
1976-09-22SAGE — from RALJEN REALTY CORP

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