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87-01 51 Avenue

1,606Records
14City systems
300Open violations
2349Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,606 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 599 HPD housing violations, 502 311 service requests, 392 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1998
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)CHEN, JIN CHIUEH
BBL4018350095
BIN4045197

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GRADE F

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 2349. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations300 total — 71 class C (immediately hazardous), 164 class B, 65 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-16.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

102 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 69 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
69
’24–25
15
’25–26

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

189 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · PLUMBING (25) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · Animal (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · ELECTRIC (13).

Filed construction activity

$12,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1998)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)JIN CHIUEH CHEN
Last registered2021-08-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$544,000 $244,800
2026$653,000 $293,850
2027$784,000 $352,800

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayGrand Av-Newtown — M R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Corona Av — Q58 · 350 ft
Citi Bike90 St & 51 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
Middle: I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci. 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

87-01 51 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

189 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-14RPTT&RET $542,524 — from 87-10 OPERATING LLC; 87-10 OPERATING LLC to DASWANI, DHEERAJ; DASWANI, DHEERAJ $542,524

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201800101
20190042244
20200089291
202100505
20220125022516
2023043044312
2024043260330
2025051892196
20261260063
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 1,534Ownership & money 11Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,606 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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