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31-30 138 Street

796Records
18City systems
11Open violations
6.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11354 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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796 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 311 service requests, 188 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 70 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1959
Floors6
Res. units144
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)LINDEN TOWERS COOPERATIVE #3, INC
BBL4044100056
BIN4433331, 4433332, 4433333, 4440076

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 6.8. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

Open HPD violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (17) · Noise (12) · Street Sweeping Complaint (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Day Care (5) · Water System (3).

Filed construction activity

$361,940 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (144)
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)LINDEN TOWERS COOPERATIVE #3 INC
Head officerKEH K TAN
Managing agentSLJ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-11-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,993,000 $6,296,850
2026$14,006,000 $6,302,700
2027$14,980,000 $6,741,000

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $3,529,438 a year ($18.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,817,341 ($9.67 per sq ft), net operating income $1,712,097. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 2025 (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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 31 Rd / 138 St — Q61 · 450 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

31-30 138 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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 SLJ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 6 buildings, 478 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-30 138 Street QN144 B
111-05 66 Avenue QN138 B
111-33 66 Avenue QN87 A
40-18 Hampton Street QN60 A
111-01 66 Road QN45 A
17 Murray Street MN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2020-04-09 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-14RPTT&RET $318,000 — from HAUSER, RENEE to JIANG, YING ZHAO $318,000
2026-04-08RPTT&RET $149,888 — from GERZOG, DAVID to JIANG, DONGMEI $149,888
2026-03-31Sold for $149,888 $149,888 $1,041
2026-03-27Sold for $318,000 $318,000 $2,208
2025-11-14RPTT&RET $226,000 — from DAVID LYNESS, CO-EXECUTOR; JEFF LYNESS, CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF BONNIE BROWN to LEE, MADELEINE $226,000
2025-10-31Sold for $226,000 $226,000 $1,569
2024-06-27RPTT&RET $310,000 — from FENG, JIANRONG; SHEN, XIAOZHEN to SUN, MAY; CHI, SHAO LIN $310,000
2024-06-17Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $2,153
2024-04-17RPTT&RET $150,000 — from WONG, MAYOLI; WONG, PHILIP to WONG, PHILIP $150,000
2024-04-09RPTT&RET $180,000 — from JIANG, BO to JIANG, MING JIE $180,000
2024-04-09Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $1,042
2024-03-28Sold for $180,000 $180,000 $1,250
2023-10-13RPTT&RET $320,000 — from ROLDAN, ERIC to ZHU, MING WEN; ZHU, LI FENG $320,000
2023-10-09Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $2,222
2023-09-28RPTT&RET $318,000 — from ESTATE OF JANICE MATALON; JAY MATALON , EXECUTOR to XU, KAI $318,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2020
2021
2022
64
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740613023
2018261411235
2019031815541
2020261916649
2021032612243
2022532414248
2023043618664
2024043510251
202500292233
202600426250
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 128Housing & tenants 323Ownership & money 249Health & systems 37

Every one of the 796 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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