8515 Main St Unit 10S · New York, NY 11435

$165,000

1 bd · 1.0 ba · 415 sqft · Condo public records · 59 Days on market

Built 1959

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• Cash flow +26.3/30.0
• DSCR +8.9/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• 1% rule +7.0/10.0
• Schools +5.0/10.0
• Livability +3.8/5.0
• Rent growth +3.0/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Sunny and spacious studio apartment available on one of the top floors of the highly sought-after Greenbriar building. The unit features an open floorplan, with a spacious full bedroom adjacent ample living space, separate ventilated kitchen, renovated tiled bathroom with a soaking tub, abundant closet space and oversized southern facing windows. The Greenbriar building holds the most convenient location in Briarwood, directly across from the Briarwood subway station, and only a block away from the Queens Library and the Hoover-Manton park and playground. The building features a 24-hour doorman, lobby, mailroom, laundry room, multiple elevators and a service elevator. Book your showing toda

Key facts

• Soaking tub
• Open floorplan
• Garage

Tags

• OPEN FLOORPLAN
• SEPARATE VENTILATED KITCHEN
• RENOVATED TILED BATHROOM
• SOAKING TUB
• ABUNDANT CLOSET SPACE
• BLOCK AWAY FROM LIBRARY

Property features AI

Finance

• HOA & community: Association: Greenbriar; Association amenities: Door person, Elevators, Landscaping, Live-in superintendent, Lounge, Maintenance (including grounds), Pool, Trash service

Exterior

• Parking: Has garage; Carport: none; Parking features: waitlist
• Utilities: Electricity connected (Con-Edison); Natural gas connected; Public sewer; Water connected; Cable available; Phone available; Sewer connected
• Home design: Stock cooperative; Entry level: 10
• Construction: Brick construction
• Exterior features: Brick construction; Bicycle room; Not waterfront

Interior

• Kitchen: Gas range; Oven; Refrigerator
• Bedrooms: 1 room total
• Flooring: Wood
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Central air; Forced air heating
• Interior features: Open floorplan; Primary bathroom with soaking tub; Storage; Oversized windows; No basement; Located on 6th floor or higher
• Laundry & utility: Laundry room

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 1-bed/1.0-bath condo listed at $165k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $428 ($5k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $165k).
• Recommended offer: $160k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 9.4% vs local median 2.6% in New York — top-decile yield for the area; either an underpriced asset or a hidden risk that comps aren't pricing in. Stress-test before assuming the spread holds.

Location & tenants

• Location reads 75/100 on livability (#268 in NY, #4,188 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: amenities A+, commute A+, health & safety A; Watch: crime F, cost of living F.
• Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.0%/yr); 170 active listings in the ZIP; solid renter incomes; 5,302 units permitted in Queens County in 2024 (4,918 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $5k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Queens County population projected at +16% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 59 days — a 3% lower offer ($160k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: built in 1959 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 52% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→14/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $160,050 (3.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 59 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1959 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
3. Any open or pending special assessments — roof, HVAC, plumbing, elevator, façade? What's the per-unit balance and payoff schedule, and is the seller paying it off at close or rolling it to the buyer?
4. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
5. Schools are B-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
6. Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
7. What's the average days-on-market for RENTAL listings here right now (not sales)? A rising rental-DOM trend means longer vacancies and softer asking-rent achievability than the comps imply.
8. What's the recent tenant-quality profile in this submarket — average credit score on applications, eviction rate, late-payment / NSF rate, and stable-employment percentage? A property-management company in the area should have these aggregated.
9. How much new apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.

Investment metrics

• 1% rule: 1.20% ✓
• Cap rate: 9.41%
• Cash-on-cash: 11.12%
• DSCR: 1.49
• GRM: 6.9

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 1.97% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -0.9%
• Equity multiple: 0.97×
• Total profit: $-1,479
• Equity at exit: $24,602

10-year hold

• IRR: 7.7%
• Equity multiple: 1.56×
• Total profit: $25,756
• Equity at exit: $14,266

Cash invested: $46,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (CITY): 0 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
• State New York: 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+10
• County: — inherits STATE
• City New York: 0 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+34

Rent Stabilization Code; HSTPA; 6+ months in housing court.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 11435

• Rents YoY: 2.0%
• Active inventory: 170
• Price-to-rent: 6.9×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,985 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$865
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$206 /mo · $2,475/yr
• Insurance: −$69
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$417
• Net cashflow: $428

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,443

Max offer price $165,000

Occupancy floor 73%

UW: 25.0% down · 7.5% · 30yr · 1.5% tax · 5.0% vac · 8.0% maint · 8.0% mgmt

Financing live

Cash to close

• Down payment: $41,250
• Closing costs: $4,950
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

HOA detail condo

• Monthly dues: $0 · $0/yr
• Likely covers: doorman
• Assessments: None detected in remarks — confirm with the listing agent.

Listing history 13 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $165,000 Active 59 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $165,000 Active 58 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $165,000 Active 57 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $165,000 Active 56 DOM
5. 2026-06-13
   days on market $165,000 Active 54 DOM
6. 2026-06-10
   days on market $165,000 Active 50 DOM
7. 2026-06-08
   days on market $165,000 Active 49 DOM
8. 2026-06-08
   days on market $165,000 Active 48 DOM
9. 2026-06-04
   days on market $165,000 Active 45 DOM
10. 2026-06-03
    days on market $165,000 Active 44 DOM
11. 2026-06-01
    days on market $165,000 Active 42 DOM
12. 2026-05-31
    days on market $165,000 Active 41 DOM
13. 2026-04-20
    listed $165,000 Active

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Climate risk First Street

• 🌊 Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥99°F today · 14 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 6/10 Major 52% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 4/10 Moderate 6 unhealthy d/yr today · 6 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $23,823
• − Mortgage interest: −$9,243
• − Property taxes: −$2,475
• − Insurance: −$825
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,906
• − Management: −$1,906
• − Depreciation: −$4,800
• Taxable income: $2,669
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$641
• After-tax cash flow: $4,496/yr

For passive investors: Depreciation is non-cash, so a rental often shows a tax loss while cash-flowing — sheltering income. Rental losses are passive: they offset passive income freely, and up to $25,000/yr can offset ordinary (W-2) income if you actively participate and your MAGI is under $100k (phasing out to $0 by $150k); unused losses carry forward. On sale, claimed depreciation is recaptured at up to 25%, and gains may owe capital-gains tax (a 1031 exchange can defer both). Figures are a year-1 estimate at your 24.0% rate — not tax advice; consult a CPA.

Schools (NCES district)

No district data.

Livability — New York

• Score: 75/100
• State rank: #268
• US rank: #4188

Category grades

Amenities A+ Commute A+ Cost of living F Crime F Employment A- Housing C+ Health & safety A User ratings A

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: New York, NY
• County: Queens County · 1,914,869 people
• City population: 7,731,280
• Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
• Population (ZIP): 56,826
• Household income: $79,710
• Rent vs Own: 64.0% rent · 36.0% own
• Severe rent burden: 3361.0

Population outlook (Queens County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 2,546,320 people
• By 2030: 2,643,059 · +3.8%
• By 2040: 2,815,563 · +10.6%
• By 2050: 2,944,423 · +15.6%
• By 2075: 3,123,338 · +22.7%
• By 2100: 3,098,688 · +21.7%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Highly diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.78)
• Race & ethnicity: Hispanic / Latino 30% Black 25% Asian 23% White 13% Two or more races 7%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 3% Puerto Rican 4% Dominican 5%
• Common ancestry: Scotch-Irish 2% Hispanic 1% Russian 1%
• Foreign-born: 53% · Canada, China, Jamaica
• Languages at home: 42% English-only · Spanish 29% Other Indo-European 14% Russian/Polish/Slavic 4%

Political lean MEDSL · Queens

• 2024 margin: Strong D (+24.6) · D 62.3% · R 37.7%
• 2008→2024 swing: -26.2pp toward R · 2008: 50.8pp · 2024: 24.6pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+24.6 2020: D+45.2 2016: D+53.4 2012: D+58.5 2008: D+50.8

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -399.00%
• Current HPI: 206.3955
• Rent YoY: ▲ 1.97%
• Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.60%
• F500 in state: 92

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NY)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Financial Services	10	$950B
▸Consumer Goods	9	$162B
▸Insurance	4	$225B
▸Telecommunications	2	$144B
▸Pharmaceuticals	2	$112B
▸Media / Entertainment	2	$69B

Price history

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• 2026-04-20 Listed $165,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid