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134-30 Franklin Avenue

1,266Records
21City systems
115Open violations
26Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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1,266 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 310 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 230 311 service requests, 192 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1952
Floors6
Res. units186
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)BLOSSOM GARDENS APARTMENTS INC
BBL4051230051
BIN4115412, 4445335, 4445336

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 26. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations115 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 81 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1997-09-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
14
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$4,405 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (7) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (5).

Filed construction activity

$474,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1952)
YesSix or more residential units (186)
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)Blossom Gardens Apartments INC
Head officerSTEVEN MULLER
Managing agentMULLSTONE REALTY
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,368,000 $6,915,600
2026$15,480,000 $6,966,000
2027$15,628,000 $7,032,600

The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $3,765,137 a year ($21.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,784,042 ($10.14 per sq ft), net operating income $1,981,096. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / Franklin Av — Q20 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Queens
Middle: I.S. 237. 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

134-30 Franklin 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

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 MULLSTONE REALTY — 15 buildings, 1,403 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B8 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
138-35 Elder Avenue QN227 B
132-35 Sanford Avenue QN200 B
138-15 Franklin Avenue QN194 B
134-30 Franklin Avenue QN186 B
142-20 Franklin Avenue QN144 B
137-05 Franklin Avenue QN109 B
40-66 Ithaca Street QN66 A
41-60 Bowne Street QN64 A
8502 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK60 A
78-06 46 Avenue QN56 A
723 East 5 Street BK21 C
214 Gelston Avenue BK20 C
208 Gelston Avenue BK20 B
200 Gelston Avenue BK20 B
31-38 137 Street QN16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-02-16 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-22RPTT&RET $260,000 — from GONG, ZHENG LI to CHEN, MEIYUN $260,000
2026-07-07Sold for $260,000 $260,000 $1,398
2026-05-29RPTT&RET $245,000 — from ZHU, EXECUTOR, JIAN WEN; ESTATE OF XIWEI ZHU to ZHENG, XIN $245,000
2026-05-20RPTT&RET $420,000 — from ZHAO, MAOCHUN to KWOK, YIM CHING $420,000
2026-05-15Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $2,258
2026-05-12Sold for $245,000 $245,000 $1,317
2026-04-20RPTT&RET $320,000 — from LEE, DING DING KELLY to CHEN, PEIJUN; GU, JUNHUI $320,000
2026-04-10Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $1,720
2025-11-12RPTT&RET $278,850 — from MAIN FRANKLIN LLC to CHEN, CHANGWANG $278,850
2025-10-30Sold for $278,850 $278,850 $1,499
2025-09-29RPTT&RET $335,000 — from LIU, XENIA; LIU, XINGNAI to ZHENG, YAN $335,000
2025-09-25RPTT&RET $476,000 — from WANG, DOUGLAS to LIU, MEI XI; GAO, ZHI QIN $476,000
2025-09-18Sold for $476,000 $476,000 $2,559
2025-09-17RPTT&RET $398,000 — from CHEN, YANFEI to GUO, CHUNYU $398,000
2025-09-12Sold for $335,000 $335,000 $1,801

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704818030
2018017193241
20190982019
202006118227
2021071525047
20220975134101
20237213910885
202407714385
20250692502150
20260095124111
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 217Housing & tenants 615Ownership & money 370Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,266 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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