980 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 363 HPD housing violations, 265 311 service requests, 229 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 880. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
166 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PLUMBING (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · Noise (12).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 138 ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | SEFIK GUNES |
| Managing agent | SEFIK GUNES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,502,000 | $675,900 |
| 2026 | $1,409,000 | $634,050 |
| 2027 | $1,371,000 | $616,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jing Xin Chinese Food Take Out | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
| Taco Veloz Vip | Tex-Mex | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 3 Av-138 St — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 M125 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willis Ave & E 137 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
359 East 138 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
166 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $339,310 on 2019-09-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-04 | Agreement $1,452,500 — from 359 E LLC AND O & R ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,452,500 | |
| 2019-09-04 | Mortgage $339,311 — from O & R ASSOCIATES LLC; 359 E LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $339,311 | |
| 2015-06-10 | Mortgage $1,225,000 — from O & R ASSOCIATES LLC; 359 E LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,225,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Deed $1,750,000 to 359 E LLC; O&R ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2006-03-24 | Agreement $510,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to R.I. REALTY CORP. | $510,000 | |
| 2006-03-24 | Mortgage $204,406 — from R.I. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $204,406 | |
| 2005-04-21 | Mortgage $310,000 — from R.I. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $310,000 | |
| 1999-09-29 | Mortgage $30,000 — from RAMIREZ, JOSE; INFANTE, MARTIN to 359 EAST 138TH STREET REAL ESTATE CORPOR | $30,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2021 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 2022 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 83 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 11 | 141 |
| 2025 | 1 | 335 | 0 | 9 | 345 |
| 2026 | 1 | 139 | 0 | 4 | 144 |
Every one of the 980 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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