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137-38 Northern Boulevard

163Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11354 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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163 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 DOB permits, 39 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)SUN LAKE 185 LLC
BBL4049770035
BIN4112348

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Sewer (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$388,800 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,042,000 $468,900
2026$953,000 $428,850
2027$936,000 $421,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chill Tavern BBQBarbecueGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Odor) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Union St / Northern Blvd — Q16 Q28 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 107 Thomas A Dooley
Middle: I.S. 025 Adrien Block. 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

137-38 Northern Boulevard

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

7 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2015-02-24 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-02-24Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SUN LAKE 185 LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
2015-02-24AL&R $1,000,000 — from SUN LAKE 185 LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
2015-02-24Deed $3,200,000 — from OF THE ESTATE OF PAUL MOON; ME EUN LEE, AS EXECUTOR to SUN LAKE 185 LLC $3,200,000
1997-01-14Mortgage $260,000 — from MOON, PAUL K to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK $260,000
1994-10-12Mortgage $115,000 — from NORTHERN BLVD REAL ESTATE CORP to CLAYTON, NANCY; LESSER, ARNOLD S V MD $115,000
1991-11-21Mortgage $35,000 — from ARNOLD LESSER VMD PC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $35,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176320011
2018113005
201906132021
2020404008
20215070113
20227010412
2023241007
2024102003
2025001001
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 21Health & systems 7

Every one of the 163 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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