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88-31 55th Avenue

2,279Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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2,279 recorded events, 2015–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,655 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 156 311 service requests, 106 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built2017
Floors18
Res. units184
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)JUSTICE AVE TOWER LLC
BBL4018427503
BIN4596930

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. 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 4,677 100+-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 2025–26: 4).

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

$8,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Abandoned Vehicle (17) · Illegal Parking (12) · Graffiti (5) · Street Sign (4) · Lead (3).

Filed construction activity

$21,162,430 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (41 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 (2017)
YesSix or more residential units (184)
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)JUSTICE AVE TOWER CONDOMINIUM
Head officerJASON CHEN
Managing agentCAPITAL HOME REALTY, INC.
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$112,916 $50,812
2026$168,982 $76,042
2027$173,615 $78,127

The city's market estimate has risen 54% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 55 Av — Q59 Q60 · 500 ft
Citi BikeQueens Blvd & Broadway · 550 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

88-31 55th 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

102 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CAPITAL HOME REALTY, INC. — 18 buildings, 654 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-31 55th Avenue QN184 A
45-15 82nd Street QN138 A
35-14 146th Street QN57 A
35-06 Leavitt Street QN54 A
7608 Bay Parkway BK35 A
137-08 31 Road QN34 A
34-45 Leavitt Street QN24 A
139-39 35 Avenue QN23 A
90-20 55 Avenue QN20 A
557 Hart Street BK18 A
136-16 31 Road QN16 A
42-36 82 Street QN14 A
112-32 38 Avenue QN8 A
168 Bay 49 Street BK8 A
15 Bay 31 Street BK6 A
2230 Benson Avenue BK6 A
135-12 37 Avenue QN5 C
2116 West 9 Street BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-19Mortgage $375,000 — from CHAN, SANG MAN; REN, LI to MERS $375,000
2025-10-31Deed $1,325,975 — from JUSTICE AVE TOWER LLC to CHEN, WAN JIN $1,325,975
2025-10-17Sold for $1,325,975 $1,325,975 $7,206
2025-10-17Sold for $1,325,975 $1,325,975 $7,206
2025-08-06Deed $628,474 — from JUSTICE AVE TOWER LLC to LIN, EDWARD A $628,474
2025-08-01Deed $812,564 — from JUSTICE AVE TOWER LLC to ZHANG, QIUMEI $812,564
2025-07-22Mortgage $369,122 — from LIN, EDWARD A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A. $369,122
2025-07-21Sold for $812,564 $812,564 $4,416
2025-07-21Sold for $812,564 $812,564 $4,416
2025-07-18Sold for $628,474 $628,474 $3,416
2025-07-18Sold for $628,474 $628,474 $3,416
2025-07-15Mortgage $352,000 — from CHEN, WAN NI; CHEN, CAI NI; CHEN, WAN YI to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $352,000
2025-07-15Deed $708,000 — from LIN, BRANDON to CHEN, CAI NI N; CHEN, WAN YI Y; CHEN, WAN NI N $708,000
2025-07-02Mortgage $400,000 — from SHIH, YU EN to AMERICAN HERITAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $400,000
2025-06-30Sold for $708,000 $708,000 $3,848

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017212200043
2018212900252
2019183600256
2020131600130
202140506821728
2022197315620619
2023833034176
2024193454102479
2025663251095
20261402418056
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The full timeline

Construction 209Enforcement 142Housing & tenants 162Ownership & money 1,757Health & systems 9

Every one of the 2,279 recorded events, 2015–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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