932 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 738 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 DOF property sales, 34 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.2. 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 | 6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$187,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (2001) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (50) |
| No | 421-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).
| Registered owner(s) | 38 TOWER ASSOCIATION |
| Head officer | Tong Wang |
| Managing agent | ALL AREA REALTY SERVICES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,769 | $7,546 |
| 2026 | $106,326 | $47,847 |
| 2027 | $489,780 | $220,401 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2821% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,173,872 a year ($23.96 per sq ft), operating expenses $469,353 ($9.58 per sq ft), net operating income $704,519. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 39 Av / Union St — Q28 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 079 Francis Lewis Middle: J.H.S. 194 William Carr. 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.
142-18 38 Avenue
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by ALL AREA REALTY SERVICES — 83 buildings, 4,655 units. Grades across the portfolio: A69 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 83 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | Deed $680,000 — from LI, JUAN; YANG, MIKE; YANG, DAVID to ZHENG, YAHUI; ZHENG, HAIMING | $680,000 | |
| 2025-11-18 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $13,600 |
| 2025-11-18 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $13,600 |
| 2025-08-20 | Mortgage $300,000 — from DING, WEI SHUANG to MERS | $300,000 | |
| 2025-08-20 | Deed $675,000 — from CHEUNG, I. SUN to DING, WEI SHUANG | $675,000 | |
| 2025-08-07 | Sold for $675,000 | $675,000 | $13,500 |
| 2025-08-07 | Sold for $675,000 | $675,000 | $13,500 |
| 2024-10-18 | Agreement $400,000 — from YUN, CHRISTINE J; YUN, JIN JOO to JPMORGANK CHASE BANK NA | $400,000 | |
| 2024-10-16 | Deed $600,000 — from YUN, PYONG SUN S to YUN, JIN JOO; YUN, CHRISTINE J | $600,000 | |
| 2024-09-26 | Sold for $600,000 | $600,000 | $12,000 |
| 2024-03-05 | Deed $680,000 — from J8 FUND LLC to LI, XUMING | $680,000 | |
| 2024-02-20 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $13,600 |
| 2023-11-27 | Deed $675,000 — from HUANG, JEFFREY KUO-WEI; WANG, JULIA HUANG SHIH-WEN to ZHAO, SHAN HAO; LIN, SHU | $675,000 | |
| 2023-11-10 | Sold for $675,000 | $675,000 | $13,500 |
| 2022-10-19 | Deed $690,000 — from JIAO, WAN ER to YUN, PYONG SUN | $690,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
Every one of the 932 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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