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115-28 159 Street, Queens

Queens • Block 12198 • Lot 0021 • Zip: 11434

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 115-28 159 Street, Queens
Borough: Queens
Zip code: 11434
Block: 12198
Lot: 0021
BBL: 4121980021
Unified address ID: 4121980021

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R3A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.53
Max residential FAR: 0.75
Max facility FAR: 1
School district: 28

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 2008
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,108 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 51 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: DEFREITAS, EUSTACE N

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $587,000
Total assessment: $33,624
Land assessment: $18,502
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JKIRD5, LLC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Jamaica
District Queens

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 18 minutes on foot · 1,247 m

  • Grand Central 58 min 18 walking, 40 riding
  • Times Square 60 min 18 walking, 42 riding
  • Penn Station 61 min 18 walking, 43 riding
  • Union Square 64 min 18 walking, 46 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 64 min 18 walking, 46 riding
  • Fulton Street 69 min 18 walking, 51 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. HPD violation Apr 28, 2025

    Class A

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST ...

  2. HPD violation Apr 28, 2025

    Class A

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST ...

  3. HPD violation Apr 28, 2025

    Class A

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST ...

  4. HPD violation Apr 21, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURES...

  5. HPD violation Apr 21, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AT ...

  6. HPD violation Apr 21, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND W...

2024

  1. DOB filing Jan 4, 2024 $104,400

    Alteration Type II

    SCOPE OF WORK IS SOLELY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOLAR ELECTRONIC GENERATING SYSTEM. ALL OTHER WORK IS NOT TO BE R...

2022

  1. DOB violation Oct 14, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    RESIDENCE CONVERTED FROM A LEGAL 2 FAMILY TO 3 FAMILY BY CREATING(1)SRO AT CELLAR LEVEL. C/O #402459406F . RESIDENCE ...

  2. Permit issued Sep 27, 2022

    EW / OT

    CENTURION SOLAR ENERGY

  3. ECB violation Aug 20, 2022 $250

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUPANCY OR BLDGS DEPT RECORDS.CELLAR USE CHANGED FROM STORAGE&ORDINAR...

2020

  1. Sale Mar 17, 2020 $775,000

    Changed hands

    115-28 159TH STREET

2008

  1. Sale Sep 24, 2008 $0

    Changed hands

    115-28 159 STREET

2007

  1. DOB filing Feb 13, 2007 $45,000

    Alteration Type I

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLING FROM A (1) ONE FAMILY TO A (2) TWO FAMILY DWELLING AND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ADDITI...

2006

  1. Permit issued Oct 25, 2006

    PL / PL

    SJ VISION &SON PLG & HTG INC

  2. Permit issued Sep 27, 2006

    AL

    JAX CONSTRUCTION CORP

  3. Permit issued Sep 27, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    JAX CONSTRUCTION CORP

  4. Sale Sep 20, 2006 $415,000

    Changed hands

    115-28 159TH STREET

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N-A
EUSTACE N DEFREITAS
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
451 7TH STREET S.W.
WASHINGTO, DC, 20410
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
11528 159TH STREET
JAMAICA, NY, 11434
PARTY 1
11528 159TH ST
JAMAICA, NY, 114341120
PARTY 2
4801 FREDERICA ST
OWENSBORO, KY, 42301
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
11528 159TH STREET
JAMAICA, NY, 11434
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
4801 FREDERICA ST
OWENSBORO, KY, 43201
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES ST
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES ST
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES ST
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1121 OLD WALT WHITMAN ROAD, SUITE 204
MELVILLE, NY, 11747

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner