420 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 201 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 122 311 service requests, 42 DOF property sales.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 61% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.2. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$9,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Illegal Parking (21) · Illegal Dumping (7) · Blocked Driveway (6) · Elevator (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
$368,675 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2017) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (34) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | NORTHERN TOWER CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | Joyce Cheng |
| Managing agent | First Property Investment LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $152,098 | $68,444 |
| 2026 | $96,293 | $43,332 |
| 2027 | $140,365 | $63,164 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $941,499 a year ($43.86 per sq ft), operating expenses $357,838 ($16.67 per sq ft), net operating income $583,661. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuanyue Bar | Chinese | C | — |
| Donnae Lin | Other | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Union St / Northern Blvd — Q28 · 150 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.
138-12 Northern Blvd
| 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 |
74 311 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.
Managed by FIRST PROPERTY INVESTMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 119 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138-12 Northern Blvd | QN | 34 | A |
| 35-20 146 Street | QN | 30 | A |
| 140-20 Cherry Ave | QN | 12 | A |
| 43-22 Robinson Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 142-19 Cherry Avenue | QN | 10 | B |
| 58-04 Main Street | QN | 10 | A |
| 1123 Broadway | BK | 7 | A |
| 834 Broadway | BK | 2 | A |
| 836 Broadway | BK | 2 | D |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Mortgage $280,000 — from HO, TIFFANY MAY-YAN to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $280,000 | |
| 2026-07-01 | Deed $618,000 — from NY KEY LLC to HO, TIFFANY MAY-YAN | $618,000 | |
| 2026-06-18 | Deed $520,000 — from ZHANG, LINA to GUO, QIANG; GUO, JIAN | $520,000 | |
| 2026-06-15 | Sold for $618,000 | $618,000 | $18,176 |
| 2026-05-27 | Sold for $520,000 | $520,000 | $15,294 |
| 2026-05-21 | Deed $550,000 — from NY KEY LLC to ZUO, LUCAS YUFAN | $550,000 | |
| 2026-05-19 | Deed $595,000 — from AURUM REALTY LLC to ZHENG, MEI AN; ZHENG, YU LA | $595,000 | |
| 2026-05-19 | Mortgage $200,000 — from ZHENG, YU LA; ZHENG, MEI AN to SUMMIT MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.; MERS | $200,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | Sold for $550,000 | $550,000 | $16,176 |
| 2026-04-29 | Sold for $595,000 | $595,000 | $17,500 |
| 2026-04-08 | Mortgage $200,000 — from CHAI, YIKANG to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $200,000 | |
| 2026-04-08 | Deed $639,000 — from VENTURE PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to CHAI, YIKANG | $639,000 | |
| 2026-03-20 | Sold for $639,000 | $639,000 | $18,794 |
| 2026-02-25 | Deed $600,000 — from NY KEY LLC to XING FU AN KANG LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2026-02-11 | Sold for $600,000 | $600,000 | $17,647 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 117 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 80 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 73 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 43 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 49 |
Every one of the 420 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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