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342 Beach 70 Street · Queens · BBL 4160810110 · 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, AEP0
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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11692, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (7) · Water System (1) · Blocked Driveway (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)SOUTH HOMES INC.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentSOUTH 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$763,000 $45,780
2026$717,000 $43,020
2027$809,000 $48,540

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 for a moderate storm at 2050 sea levels — not flagged today, but projected into the flood extent as sea levels rise.

29 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (7 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

SubwayBeach 67 St — A · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Beach 69 St — Q22 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Dr. Richard R. Green
Middle: P.S. 183 Dr. Richard R. Green. 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

342 Beach 70 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

9 311 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 SOUTH HOMES INC. — 14 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1 · C4 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
143-16 Lakewood Avenue QN2 D
107-35 Sutphin Boulevard QN2 A
2-61 Fernside Place QN2 C
116-04 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
198-21 Hollis Avenue QN2 A
342 Beach 70 Street QN2 A
173-41 104 Avenue QN2 A
116-14 168 Street QN2 A
160-18 119 Road QN2 B
162-14 109 Avenue QN2 D
3-05 Beach 84 Street QN1 F
106-33 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 C
145-42 130 Avenue QN1 C
116-06 Merrick Boulevard QN1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $276,000 on 2006-06-20 (lender: New Century Mortgage Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-03-07Deed $86,000 — from CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE to SOUTH HOMES INC. $86,000
2013-09-05Deed $71,312 — from GALLO, KATHLEEN C to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CA $71,312
2006-06-20Mortgage $276,000 — from WHEELER, REGINA; DAVIDSON, GARY to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORP. $276,000
2004-11-29Mortgage $250,000 — from WHEELER , REGINA; DAVIDSON, GARY to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $250,000
2003-07-29Mortgage $36,750 — from WHEELER, RUBY to LEND AMERICA $36,750
2003-07-29Mortgage $196,000 — from WHEELER, RUBY to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR LEND AMERICA $196,000
2003-07-29Deed $245,000 — from SHTEIN EQUITIES, INC to WHEELER, RUBY $245,000
2003-07-28Deed $260,000 — from SHTEIN EQUITIES, INC. to WHEELER, RUBY $260,000
2003-06-18Deed $130,000 — from AUSTIN, INEZ to SHTEIN EQUITIES $130,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
2018011011
201909211
20200505
20210101
20220707
20231405
20240606
20250000
20260101
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-08-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024
2024-02-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-01-13311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2023
2023-12-29311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2023-12-29311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2023-02-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2023-01-04Vacate order: Habitability (1 units)
2023-01-03HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMP
2022
2022-12-26HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF STORM DAMAGE THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BASEMENT APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT
2022-12-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-06-17311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-06-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-05-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021
2021-04-25311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2020
2020-07-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-07-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2020-07-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-07-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2020-07-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-02-25311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-24311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-24311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-21311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-20311: Street Sign - Missing — Street Cleaning - ASP
2019-02-18311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-01-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-08311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-11-08311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-11-08311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-11-08Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-11-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-10-30311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-10-27311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-10-27311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-10-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-10-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-10-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-09-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016-09-05311: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2016-09-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2016-09-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2016-09-05Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2016-02-09311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2016-01-29311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2015
2015-07-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2015-07-04311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2015-06-30311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014
2014-03-07PAT — from WELLA FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
2014-03-07Deed $86,000 — from CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE to SOUTH HOMES INC.$86,000
2013
2013-09-05Deed $71,312 — from GALLO, KATHLEEN C to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CA$71,312
2013-01-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2013-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2013-01-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2013-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-11-03311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-10-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010
2010-03-30311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2006
2006-07-19Mortgage satisfied — from DAVIDSON, GARY; WHEELER, REGINA to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2006-06-20Mortgage $276,000 — from WHEELER, REGINA; DAVIDSON, GARY to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORP.$276,000
2005
2005-03-14Mortgage satisfied — from WHEELER, RUBY to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2004
2004-12-01Mortgage satisfied — from WHEELER, RUBY to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2004-11-29Mortgage $250,000 — from WHEELER , REGINA; DAVIDSON, GARY to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION$250,000
2004-11-29Deed — from WHEELER, RUBY to DAVIDSON, GARY; WHEELER , REGINA
2004-10-07Mortgage assigned — from LEND AMERICA to INDYMAC
2004-06-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-06-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2004-06-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2004-06-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2004-05-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2004-05-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-05-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-05-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-29Mortgage $36,750 — from WHEELER, RUBY to LEND AMERICA$36,750
2003-07-29Mortgage $196,000 — from WHEELER, RUBY to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR LEND AMERICA$196,000
2003-07-29Deed $245,000 — from SHTEIN EQUITIES, INC to WHEELER, RUBY$245,000
2003-07-28Deed $260,000 — from SHTEIN EQUITIES, INC. to WHEELER, RUBY$260,000
2003-06-18Deed $130,000 — from AUSTIN, INEZ to SHTEIN EQUITIES$130,000
1978
1978-10-10Deed — from UNITED STATES A FHC to INEZ AUSTIN
1977
1977-07-21Deed — from CORBIN GORDIN A ETAL; FEYER DAVID to UNITED STATES A HUD
1977-03-25Mortgage assigned — from GOVT NATL MTG ASSN to FIDELITY BOND & MTG CO
1977-01-28Mortgage assigned — from INTER-ISLAND MTGEE CORP to GOV NATL MTGE ASSN
1970
1970-11-30Mortgage — from CORBIN GORDON A; CORBIN EDNER to INTER-ISLAND MTGEE CORP
1970-11-30Deed — from ALL TYPE REALTY CORP to EDNER CORBIN; GORDON A CORBIN
1970-09-21Deed — from SCHWARTZ SAMUEL to ALL TYPE REALTY CORP

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