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31-65 138 Street

816Records
19City systems
35Open violations
5.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11354 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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816 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 293 311 service requests, 167 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 62 DOF property sales.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units136
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)LINDEN TOWERS COOPERATIVE #6, INC.
BBL4044110001
BIN4433334, 4433335, 4433336, 4433337

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 5.4. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations35 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2001-01-27.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · GENERAL (3) · Blocked Driveway (3).

Filed construction activity

$356,275 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (136)
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 COOP #6
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,242,000 $4,158,900
2026$9,299,000 $4,184,550
2027$10,646,000 $4,790,700

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $3,169,548 a year ($18.00 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,940,468 ($11.02 per sq ft), net operating income $1,229,080. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 31 Rd / 138 St — Q61 · 600 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

31-65 138 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

76 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,600,000 on 2015-04-24 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16RPTT&RET $275,000 — from CHE, HARRISON to CHEN, ALEXANDER $275,000
2026-09-08Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $2,022
2026-07-31RPTT&RET $390,000 — from MIN, GEUM HEE to LIU, YIZHEN $390,000
2026-07-29Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $2,868
2026-03-10RPTT&RET $525,000 — from OLIVEIRA, PAUL J; CRAIG, FABIENNE to CHANG, LILY; CHANG, JOSEPH LOUIS $525,000
2026-01-20RPTT&RET $63,000 — from MENG, XIAO GUANG; FOO, TOON HTAY to FOO, TOON HTAY $63,000
2026-01-16Sold for $525,000 $525,000 $3,860
2026-01-12Sold for $63,000 $63,000 $463
2025-09-09RPTT&RET $478,000 — from TOWER, DECEASED, ARTHUR; TOWER, SHEILA to GREGORY, SUSAN $478,000
2025-09-02Sold for $478,000 $478,000 $3,515
2025-08-21RPTT&RET $365,000 — from NI, SICHUN to SHIN, IMJAE; CHOE, MICHAEL $365,000
2025-08-12Sold for $365,000 $365,000 $2,684
2025-06-10RPTT&RET $365,000 — from BRIAN CARLTON, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DOREEN CARLTON AKA DOREEN C. C to ZHU, DAN $365,000
2025-06-03Sold for $365,000 $365,000 $2,684
2025-04-03RPTT&RET $295,000 — from LEON CHU, SUSANA to SPONTAK, HELEN; SPONTAK, ROBERT $295,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017051213030
2018023010244
2019024314261
202004426254
2021031218235
2022053618261
2023232515247
202405586473
202561368253
2026101810332
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 409Ownership & money 229Health & systems 32

Every one of the 816 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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