# 159-43 98th Street, Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens, NY 11414 BBL 4141780040 · Block 14178 · Lot 40 · BIN 4295387 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-43-98th-street-4141780040 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 159-43 98th Street (Queens, NY 11414; tax lot BBL 4141780040) is a two-family home (building class B3: two-family home converted from one-family), built around 1950, on a 4,000 sq ft lot zoned R3X. City tax records list the owner as ABREU, JOSE R; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated July 20, 2021 lists a price of $900,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,159,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active 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, “159-43 98th Street, Queens, NY 11414 (BBL 4141780040)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-43-98th-street-4141780040. 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. - 159-41 98th Street (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-41-98th-street-4141780042 - 159-47 98th Street (77 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-47-98th-street-4141780037 - 159-21 98th Street (118 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-21-98th-street-4141780044 - 159-52 98th Street (147 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-52-98th-street-4141770029 - 159-40 98th Street (164 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-40-98th-street-4141770025 - 159-36 98th Street (178 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-36-98th-street-4141770023 - 98-07 160th Avenue (71 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/98-07-160th-avenue-4141780035 - 98-11 160th Avenue (86 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/98-11-160th-avenue-4141780033 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | | Active vacate orders | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: ABREU, JOSE R - Building class: B3 – Two-family home converted from one-family - Year built: 1950 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 4,000 sq ft · Building area: 2,795 sq ft - Zoning: R3X - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-12 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,159,000, assessed value $69,540, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2021-07-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2021-07-20 from NANCY A DICROCE IRREVOCABLE INTERVIVOS TRUST; NORMAN KIZIRIAN AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; DICROCE, NANCY A to PENA, MARIANELA M; ABREU, MARIELA; ABREU, JOSE R, stated price $900,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2016-03-14 | recorded (DEED, LE) | DEED, LE dated 2016-03-14 from DICROCE, NANCY A to NANCY A. DICROCE TRUST; SAMUEL D. RAPALO, AS TRUSTEE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 2002-06-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-06-12 from CARAVANA, BERTHA {EXEC/OF} to DICROCE, NANCY A, 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). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2023-05-26 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 440785624: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2023-05-26, expires 2023-10-01. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2005-12-28 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 402243327: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2005-12-28, expires 2006-12-28. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. No records found. ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## 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 ABREU, JOSE R. | 64uk-42ks | | 2021-07-20 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2021-07-20). | 636b-3b5g | | 2021-07-20 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2021-07-20). | 636b-3b5g | | 2021-07-20 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2021-07-20). | 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/4141780040