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147-35 38 Avenue

2,958Records
18City systems
342Open violations
48.9Penalty rate

2,958 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 890 HPD complaints, 754 311 service requests, 619 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1950
Floors6
Res. units216
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)HUNTER GARDENS OWNERS
BBL4050160007
BIN4443435, 4443436, 4443437

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 48.9. 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 violations342 total — 94 class C (immediately hazardous), 195 class B, 53 class A. Oldest open since 1985-04-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

180 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 46 · winter 2025–26: 83). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

13
’23–24
46
’24–25
83
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (86) · GENERAL (30) · Noise (20) · PLUMBING (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).

Filed construction activity

$329,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (216)
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)HUNTER GARDENS OWNERS INC
Head officerJEFFERY LEE
Managing agentMURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,195,000 $7,737,750
2026$16,671,000 $7,501,950
2027$18,687,000 $8,409,150

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 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 $3,820,882 a year ($19.06 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,569,649 ($7.83 per sq ft), net operating income $2,251,233. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 92/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Northern Blvd / 147 St — Q12 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 State Street
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.

Report a problem to 311

147-35 38 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

170 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 86 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 MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT — 39 buildings, 2,726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B13 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
68-09 138 Street QN312 B
147-35 38 Avenue QN216 C
144-54 Sanford Avenue QN180 A
44-65 Kissena Boulevard QN168 A
31-50 140 Street QN136 A
38-15 149 Street QN108 A
136-05 Sanford Avenue QN103 B
42-11 Kissena Boulevard QN96 A
144-76 Sanford Avenue QN94 B
143-30 Roosevelt Avenue QN91 A
143-40 Roosevelt Avenue QN91 A
138-40 Jewel Avenue QN90 A
143-55 41 Avenue QN78 B
75-20 113 Street QN74 A
143-40 41 Avenue QN74 B
88-35 162 Street QN69 B
43-57 Union Street QN60 A
43-55 Kissena Boulevard QN56 B
143-36 Barclay Avenue QN55 B
118-65 Metropolitan Avenue QN55 C
144-44 Sanford Avenue QN54 B
132-03 Sanford Avenue QN50 A
138-11 Roosevelt Avenue QN48 A
83-14 Lefferts Boulevard QN37 C
83-34 Lefferts Boulevard QN37 C
143-53 Barclay Avenue QN36 A
133-27 Sanford Avenue QN35 A
144-48 Roosevelt Avenue QN26 A
140-32 Cherry Avenue QN24 A
43-22 Union Street QN24 A
43-73 Union Street QN23 A
140-31 Cherry Avenue QN21 B
135-37 37 Avenue QN20 A
139-30 34 Avenue QN18 A
144-63 37 Avenue QN16 A
42-47 Union Street QN14 A
135-07 40 Road QN14 B
42-05 Parsons Boulevard QN14 B
149-23 Sanford Avenue QN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,240,122 on 2020-02-14 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-20RPTT&RET $368,000 — from ZHENG, HUA; CHEN, XUE RONG to LEE, CHAN CHOR; LIN, HUI QIN CHEN $368,000
2026-08-12Sold for $368,000 $368,000 $1,704
2026-07-22RPTT&RET $300,000 — from FORKEL, SUSANNA Y to LIANG, YUTING; GUO, HUI $300,000
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $428,000 — from LAI, JINGMIN; SHI, XINXU to WANG, TINGRAN $428,000
2026-07-09Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $1,389
2026-07-02Sold for $428,000 $428,000 $1,981
2026-06-30RPTT&RET $336,000 — from JIAO, LU; WONG, FERNANDO to WANG, LIJIAO $336,000
2026-06-25Sold for $336,000 $336,000 $1,556
2026-06-10RPTT&RET $355,000 — from GIARDINA, YIN PING; GIARDINA, LOUIS to HUANG, JIAN TENG $355,000
2026-05-18Sold for $355,000 $355,000 $1,644
2026-05-06RPTT&RET $420,000 — from LEE, JIE C to CHEN, BAO HUA; JIANG, YU LI $420,000
2026-05-04Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $1,944
2026-04-02RPTT&RET $322,000 — from ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE LEW to LI, YANG; HUANG, JINGYA $322,000
2026-04-01RPTT&RET $220,000 — from GJERGJI, JACQUELINE CILE to LUO, YIXIAN; LIN, VIVIEN YINRU $220,000
2026-03-31Sold for $220,000 $220,000 $1,019

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707111183139
2018201722344
2019046017485
202005113164138
2021037015391
20222182314120
2023012815347
202401109363149
202501283294317
202601121227151
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 190Housing & tenants 2,320Ownership & money 390Health & systems 43

Every one of the 2,958 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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