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56-37 Van Cleef Street

28Records
7City systems
7Open violations
30Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11368 · Neighborhood: Corona
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28 recorded events, 1973–2025, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 7 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 HPD housing violations, 5 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11368
Built1972
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)LIANG, DENNIS DAN NING
BBL4019680058
BIN4048433

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11368, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1972)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)LAI LOUIE; WAI SING LOUIE
Managing agentELITE MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2018-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,434,000 $86,040
2026$1,691,000 $101,460
2027$1,610,000 $96,600

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway111 St — 7 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 108 St / Van Cleef St — Q23 Q58 · 700 ft
Citi BikeCorona Ave & 111 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 014 Fairview
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

56-37 Van Cleef Street

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

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 ELITE MANAGEMENT, INC — 11 buildings, 533 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
89-12 170 Street QN167 B
137-40 45 Avenue QN79 A
142-05 Franklin Avenue QN73 A
99-44 67 Road QN56 A
35-55 29 Street QN55 A
77 Cooper Street MN44 B
202-15 42 Avenue QN26 A
81-09 41 Avenue QN22 A
1230 64 Street BK4 C
1231 65 Street BK4 C
56-37 Van Cleef Street QN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $875,000 on 2019-10-22 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-22Deed $1,250,000 — from LOUIE, WAISING; LOUIE, LAI OY to LIANG, DENNIS DAN NING; LIANG, YI; LIANG, CALVIN KAI WEN; LIANG, HONGLU $1,250,000
2019-10-22Mortgage $875,000 — from LIANG, HONGLU; LIANG, DENNIS DAN NING; LIANG, YI; LIANG, CALVIN KAI WEN to MERS $875,000
2019-10-07Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $416,667

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20180000
20190156
20200000
20210101
20220202
20233508
20240101
20250101
20260000
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 11Ownership & money 8Health & systems 2

Every one of the 28 recorded events, 1973–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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