# 159-39 87th Street, Queens, NY 11414 BBL 4140080105 · Block 14008 · Lot 105 · BIN 4293304 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-39-87th-street-4140080105 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-08 ## Summary 159-39 87th Street (Queens, NY 11414; tax lot BBL 4140080105) is a one-family home (building class A1: one-family home, two stories, detached), built around 1960, on a 3,800 sq ft lot zoned R2. City tax records list the owner as TORTORA, CO-TRUSTEE, LOUIS M. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,193,000. As of November 8, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB/ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “159-39 87th Street, Queens, NY 11414 (BBL 4140080105)”, data as of 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-39-87th-street-4140080105. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Howard Beach-Lindenwood: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11414: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11414 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 159-43 87th Street (38 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-43-87th-street-4140080104 - 159-35 87th Street (38 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-35-87th-street-4140080107 - 159-31 87th Street (76 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-31-87th-street-4140080109 - 159-47 87th Street (76 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-47-87th-street-4140080102 - 159-27 87th Street (113 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-27-87th-street-4140080111 - 159-51 87th Street (114 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-51-87th-street-4140080100 - 159-52 88th Street (185 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-52-88th-street-4140080090 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: TORTORA, CO-TRUSTEE, LOUIS M - Building class: A1 – One-family home, two stories, detached - Year built: 1960 - Floors: 2 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 3,800 sq ft · Building area: 2,300 sq ft - Zoning: R2 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-08 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,193,000, assessed value $71,580, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-08-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2025-08-04 from TORTORA, LOUIS M; TORTORA, MARIA to TORTORA, CO-TRUSTEE, MARIA; LOUIS M. TORTORA LIVING TRUST; TORTORA, CO-TRUSTEE, LOUIS M; MARIA TORTORA LIVING TRUST, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1987-10-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-10-19 from TEPEDINO, FRANK; TEPEDINO, DOLORES to TORTORA, LOUIS M.; TORTORA, MARIA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1974-06-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1974-06-28 from EVASHCHEN CARMELA; EVASCHEN MICHAEL J; EVASHCHEN MICHAEL; EVACHEN CARMELA to DOLORES TEPEDINO; FRANK TEPEDINO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as TORTORA, CO-TRUSTEE, LOUIS M. | 64uk-42ks | | 2025-08-04 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-04). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-08-04 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-04). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-08-04 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-04). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-08-04 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-04). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/4140080105