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139-19 31 Road

807Records
18City systems
19Open violations
8.7Penalty rate

807 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 201 311 service requests, 179 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 94 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1957
Floors6
Res. units162
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)EMBASSY COOP INC
BBL4043430125
BIN4440069, 4440070, 4440071, 4440072

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 8.7. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations19 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1991-01-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$2,187 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Elevator (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Street Light Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$134,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1957)
YesSix or more residential units (162)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)EMBASSY COOPERATIVE INC
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,828,000 $4,872,600
2026$10,935,000 $4,920,750
2027$10,987,000 $4,944,150

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,500,688 a year ($19.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,082,026 ($11.55 per sq ft), net operating income $1,418,662. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 139 St / 28 Rd — Q61 QM2 QM20 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

139-19 31 Road

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

67 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-25 Kissena Boulevard QN204 C
138-10 Franklin Avenue QN194 A
139-19 31 Road QN162 B
31-65 138 Street QN136 A
66-15 Thornton Place QN126 B
30-44 29 Street QN120 A
66-15 Wetherole Street QN113 B
76-10 34 Avenue QN108 A
67-41 Burns Street QN100 A
42-26 81 Street QN100 B
92-05 Whitney Avenue QN95 A
84-19 51 Avenue QN91 A
137-10 Franklin Avenue QN89 A
37-16 83 Street QN84 A
25-34 Crescent Street QN83 A
34-17 30 Street QN82 A
91-15 Lamont Avenue QN80 B
136-75 37 Avenue QN80 A
37-30 83 Street QN79 A
83-25 Vietor Avenue QN78 A
53-11 90 Street QN77 B
34-50 41 Street QN75 B
77-16 Austin Street QN72 A
61-20 Woodside Avenue QN68 A
1210 Elder Avenue BX68 A
35-40 30 Street QN62 A
120-10 85 Avenue QN60 A
35-50 78 Street QN57 A
72-11 110 Street QN53 A
187 Pinehurst Avenue MN49 A
975 East 181 Street BX49 B
150-31 12 Avenue QN49 A
221 East 76 Street MN43 A
72 Orange Street BK41 A
143-20 Hoover Avenue QN41 A
3542 Broadway MN40 A
619 East 5 Street MN40 A
31-59 34 Street QN40 A
34-32 35 Street QN33 A
25-25 Newtown Avenue QN30 A
27-37 27 Street QN30 A
23 Thompson Street MN28 A
689 East 233 Street BX26 B
685 East 233 Street BX26 B
519 West 139 Street MN25 A
105-25 88 Street QN24 B
25-38 Astoria Boulevard QN23 A
47-05 5 Street QN21 A
271 East 10 Street MN18 C
966 Southern Boulevard BX18 A
1042 Southern Boulevard BX17 A
37-67 64 Street QN16 B
992 Southern Boulevard BX16 A
21-39 27 Street QN16 B
43 Orchard Street MN13 B
32-21 37 Street QN12 B
224 West 104 Street MN12 B
999 Southern Boulevard BX8 B
1007 Southern Boulevard BX8 D
14-14 28 Avenue QN8 B

showing 60 of 92 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-14RPTT&RET $290,000 — from AHN, SOO JA; AHN, HEE IL to TORRES, FERNANDO $290,000
2026-07-06Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $1,790
2026-07-01RPTT&RET $320,000 — from ESTATE OF RICHARD BERGER to YUNG, JANETTE $320,000
2026-06-24Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $1,975
2026-01-22RPTT&RET $263,000 — from HUI, MEE KEE to CHEN, YUN PING; PENG, YANRUI $263,000
2026-01-16Sold for $263,000 $263,000 $1,623
2026-01-05RPTT&RET $308,000 — from ESTATE OF GLADYS BENDEK; WILLIAM J. SCHAUER, AS EXECUTOR to CHOI, JONATHAN MARK $308,000
2025-12-17RPTT&RET $250,000 — from IRREVOCABLE TRUST OF YUEYANG KONGJIAN; XIANJUN YANG AS TRUSTEE to CHEN, AI $250,000
2025-12-10Sold for $250,000 $250,000 $1,543
2025-12-02Sold for $308,000 $308,000 $1,901
2025-07-17RPTT&RET $285,000 — from VARELA, JOSE to HUANG, CHAO; XU, YUNNA $285,000
2025-06-17Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $1,759
2025-04-28RPTT&RET $395,000 — from CUI, HENGLIN; XIA, HAIFENG to SHAO, MINGYU $395,000
2025-04-24Sold for $395,000 $395,000 $2,438
2024-11-13RPTT&RET $346,000 — from KIM, YONG CHUL to GE, GRACE JIN YING $346,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001522037
201808723543
20191891615462
2020393810464
2021461924356
2022042018446
2023241919246
2024061714542
2025042415245
202603677380
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 145Housing & tenants 324Ownership & money 264Health & systems 38

Every one of the 807 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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