187 recorded events, 2009–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 311 service requests, 32 ECB/OATH violations, 31 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 80. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Encampment (1).
$2,896,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2011) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC |
| Head officer | RAYMOND W LEI |
| Managing agent | RAYMOND W LEI |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,954,000 | $879,300 |
| 2026 | $2,130,000 | $958,500 |
| 2027 | $2,386,000 | $1,073,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP Tea | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Protection, Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | Flushing-Main St — 7 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 138 St / 37 Av — Q65 · 500 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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.
36-41 Prince Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $111,903 on 2012-11-01 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-01 | AL&R $1,585,000 — from LEI-LAU, ANNIE; LEI, RAYMOND WEI; APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC; LEI, WEI RU to INVESTORS BANK | $1,585,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Mortgage $111,904 — from LEI, RAYMOND WEI; LEI, WEI RU; LEI-LAU, ANNIE; APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $111,904 | |
| 2012-11-01 | SPRD $1,585,000 — from APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC; LEI, RAYMOND WEI; LEI, WEI RU; LEI-LAU, ANNIE to INVESTORS BANK | $1,585,000 | |
| 2011-09-06 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC to PRINCE STREET MANAGEMENT CORP. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-09-06 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC to PRINCE STREET MANAGEMENT CORP. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-09-06 | Deed $2,658,045 — from PRINCE STREET MANAGEMENT CORP. to APEX ELITE CAPITAL LLC | $2,658,045 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 54 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 187 recorded events, 2009–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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