148-42 89 Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-09681-0067BIN 4206854

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 31 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 32 apartments.

2018 — 31 units registered2023 — 31

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2009-10-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER SOUTH EAST & SOUTH WEST ROOM AND FOYER 4 STY APT 4B R635. LOCATED AT APT 4B

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 2009-10-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK CEILING THRUOUT 4 STY APT 4C R646G , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2009-10-075+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BOXES FURNITURE OBSTRUCTING FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW 3 STY APT 3B. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2009-10-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ON DOOR 2 STY APT 2A ENTRANCE. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing5

Electric2

Unsanitary Condition2

Heat/Hot Water1

Paint/Plaster1

Water Leak1

ElectricNo Lighting2022-01-18 · closed

PlumbingToilet2022-01-18 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2022-01-18 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

868

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential677

Street/Sidewalk148

Vehicle24

Unspecified14

Commercial3

House of Worship2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

683

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony167

Misdemeanor378

Violation138

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2007-09-18

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-11-04Apt 4Dresidential

2019-04-29Apt 2Bresidential

2018-09-04Apt 1Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2010-01-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2010-01-11

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

148 STREET LLC

Head officer

PHILIP SAMAROO

Managing agent

SAMAROO MANAGEMENT LLC.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-08-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-10-03 · $509,292.72

Mortgage2016-10-03$509,292.72

borrower 148 STREET L.L.C. · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2011-04-29$234,687.48

borrower 148 STREET L.L.C. · lender FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB

Mortgage2004-05-17$509,608.75

borrower 148 STREET LLC. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1999-10-06$298,883.98

borrower 148 STREET L.L.C. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Sale1999-08-20no recorded price

148 ST ASSOCIATES → 148 STREET LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale