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39-52 Greenpoint Avenue

294Records
16City systems
0Open violations
58.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11104 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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294 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11104
Built1948
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)SUNNYSIDE GP INC
BBL4002060034
BIN4002923, 4448623, 4448624

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 58.8. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$119,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1948)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SUNNYSIDE GP INC
Head officerJING QING CHEN
Managing agentJING QING CHEN
Last registered2025-12-31

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,704,000 $766,800
2026$1,857,000 $835,650
2027$2,080,000 $936,000

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Kasbah CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

Subway40 St-Lowery St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greenpoint Av / 39 St — B24 · 150 ft
Citi Bike39 St & 50 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Maurice A. Fitzgerald
Middle: I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside. 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.

Report a problem to 311

39-52 Greenpoint Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,210,779 on 2016-07-07 (lender: Woori America Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-02Agreement $1,300,000 — from SUNNYSIDE GP INC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,300,000
2022-03-02AL&R $1,300,000 — from SUNNYSIDE GP INC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,300,000
2016-11-30AL&R $1,550,000 — from SUNNYSIDE GP INC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,550,000
2016-11-30Agreement $1,550,000 — from SUNNYSIDE GP INC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,550,000
2016-11-30Deed $3,230,000 — from 39-21 PROPERTY INC. to SUNNYSIDE GP INC $3,230,000
2016-11-21Sold for $3,230,000 $3,230,000 $807,500
2016-07-07AL&R $1,700,000 — from 39-21 PROPERTY INC. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,700,000
2016-07-07Deed $2,800,000 — from TAE SUP KIM, AS TRUSTEE; OF THE KIL JA KIM FAMILY TRUST to 39-21 PROPERTY INC. $2,800,000
2016-07-07Mortgage $1,210,779 — from 39-21 PROPERTY INC. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,210,779
2016-07-07Agreement $1,700,000 — from WOORI AMERICA BANK to 39-21 PROPERTY INC. $1,700,000
2016-06-01Sold for $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $700,000
2015-06-10AL&R $500,000 — from KIM, KIL JA to WOORI AMERICA BANK $500,000
2015-06-10Agreement $500,000 — from WOORI AMERICA BANK to KIM, KIL JA $500,000
2015-06-10Mortgage $324,398 — from KIM, KIL JA to WOORI AMERICA BANK $324,398
2003-07-11Mortgage $610,000 — from KIM, KIL JA to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $610,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017043007
20183560014
20190780116
2020511018
20212860016
2022104213240
202361270025
20241380113
20250380314
2026006017
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 53Health & systems 9

Every one of the 294 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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