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134-17 Cherry Avenue

929Records
18City systems
125Open violations
45.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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929 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 348 311 service requests, 230 HPD complaints, 188 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1949
Floors3
Res. units75
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EPCOT REALTY LLC
BBL4051240002
BIN4443472, 4443473, 4443474, 4443475

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 45.1. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations125 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Blocked Driveway (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · ELECTRIC (3).

Filed construction activity

$55,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1949)
YesSix or more residential units (75)
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)Epcot Realty LLC
Head officerMichael Chang
Managing agentLisa Management Inc.
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,049,000 $1,372,050
2026$3,454,000 $1,554,300
2027$3,832,000 $1,724,400

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / Elder Av — Q20 Q44-SBS · 750 ft · Select Bus Service
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

134-17 Cherry 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

61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 LISA MANAGEMENT INC. — 77 buildings, 2,719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B20 · C21 · D14 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
626 Flatbush Avenue BK254 A
318 Clarkson Avenue BK250 A
783 Eldert Lane BK180 B
8 Fountain Avenue BK173 B
310 Clarkson Avenue BK170 A
417 Hicks Street BK116 A
520 West 48 Street MN109 B
67 Hanson Place BK103 C
94 North 3 Street BK75 A
134-17 Cherry Avenue QN75 B
22 Caton Place BK73 A
439 Hicks Street BK72 A
340 St Johns Place BK58 D
221 Port Richmont Avenue SI48 A
135 Chrystie Street MN44 C
736 Willoughby Avenue BK36 B
261 Buffalo Avenue BK36 B
784 Marcy Avenue BK36 B
29 Patchen Avenue BK32 C
268 Buffalo Avenue BK32 B
1430 Bedford Avenue BK30 C
1234 Lincoln Place BK27 C
985 Park Place BK26 D
230 East 27 Street MN25 A
1073 East 73 Street BK24 A
1086 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
71-21 65 Street QN24 C
1070 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
1491 Lincoln Place BK24 C
1089 East 73 Street BK24 A
1054 Bergen Avenue BK24 B
71-27 65 Street QN24 B
71-15 65 Street QN24 C
East 73rd Street BK24 A
16 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
165 Van Buren Street BK20 B
4 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
12 Vernon Avenue BK20 D
171 Van Buren Street BK18 D
718 St Marks Avenue BK18 B
354 41 Street BK16 B
358 41 Street BK16 C
162 Albany Avenue BK16 A
8 Vernon Avenue BK16 D
1347 Eastern Parkway BK15 B
1057 Bergen Street BK12 C
164 Albany Avenue BK12 A
152 Albany Avenue BK12 C
118 Fenimore Street BK11 B
1458 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
643 Willoughby Avenue BK8 B
645 Franklin Avenue BK8 D
262 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
555 49 Street BK8 D
782 Franklin Avenue BK8 C
75 Hanson Place BK8 B
264 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
1447 Bedford Avenue BK8 D
738 St Johns Place BK8 D
19 Patchen Avenue BK7 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,300,000 on 2018-10-17 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-16Agreement $5,575,000 — from EPCOT REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $5,575,000
2018-10-17AL&R $6,300,000 — from EPCOT REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $6,300,000
2018-10-17Mortgage $6,300,000 — from EPCOT REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $6,300,000
1984-06-11Mortgage $572,820 — from LIN, JOHN C.; CHANG, KUO CHIANG; CHANG, HAU-CHEN to NUBA REALTY, INC $572,820

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704450049
201801352240
2019139371666
202011130217
202103180122
20220311902124
2023013523270
202403450149
202522570263
202601790383
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 795Ownership & money 29Health & systems 25

Every one of the 929 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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