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116-09 Metropolitan Avenue

205Records
15City systems
2Open violations
68Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11418 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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205 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11418
Built1927
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LU SHAN 5 LLC
BBL4033240002
BIN4079425

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 68. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · New Tree Request (3) · ELECTRIC (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,854 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1927)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)LU SHAN 5 LLC
Head officerTIAN FENG ZHANG
Managing agentLU SHAN 5 LLC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,173,000 $70,380
2026$1,301,000 $78,060
2027$1,367,000 $82,020

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MikadoJapaneseA—

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

SubwayKew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
121 St — J Z · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Park Ln South — Q54 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Kew Gardens
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

116-09 Metropolitan 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $360,000 on 2008-08-27 (lender: HSBC Bank, USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-11-21AL&R $1,000,000 — from LU SHAN 5 LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
2023-11-21Agreement $1,000,000 — from LU SHAN 5 LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
2016-09-21AL&R $280,000 — from LU SHAN 5 LC to CATHAY BANK $280,000
2016-09-21Agreement $280,000 — from CATHAY BANK to LU SHAN 5 LC $280,000
2008-08-27AL&R $360,000 — from LU SHAN 5 LLC to HSBC BANK, USA $360,000
2008-08-27Deed $565,000 — from SPARTA PROPERTIES INC. to LU SHAN 5 LLC $565,000
2008-08-27Mortgage $360,000 — from LU SHAN 5 LLC to HSBC BANK, USA $360,000
1985-07-11Mortgage $85,000 — from ZIOULIS, PANTELIS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $85,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713004
201808008
201900000
202000000
20210100010
202204004
20233553162
20240250025
202510012
202600011
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 25Health & systems 4

Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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