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55-10 138 Street

55Records
5City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Queensboro Hill
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55 recorded events, 1982–2025, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1945
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)QINGLIANG CHEN
BBL4051300039
BIN4115547

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1945)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GAN CHEN
Managing agentASTOR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,030,000 $61,800
2026$1,024,000 $61,440
2027$1,125,000 $67,500

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

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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / 56 Av — Q20 · 550 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

55-10 138 Street

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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ASTOR MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 201 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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304 West 112 Street MN12 A
395 2 Avenue MN12 A
385 Avenue of the Americas MN9 A
93-15 Lamont Avenue QN8 A
93-13 Lamont Avenue QN8 A
93-11 Lamont Avenue QN7 A
32-41 48 Street QN6 A
31-09 33 Street QN6 A
30-10 45 Street QN6 A
14 East 23 Street MN6 A
829 Burke Avenue BX6 A
30-92 14 Street QN5 A
21-58 Steinway Street QN3 D
39-26 55 Street QN3 A
50-60 45 Street QN3 A
39-42 46 Street QN2 A
55-10 138 Street QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $420,000 on 2016-03-31 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-31Mortgage $420,000 — from CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN to EAST WEST BANK $420,000
2014-12-05Deed $839,000 — from LIN, WEI to CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN $839,000
2011-05-12Mortgage $5,495 — from LIN, WEI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,495
2011-05-12Agreement $466,900 — from LIN, WEI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $466,900
2008-05-27Deed $598,000 — from CATALFAMO, CARMELO A; CATALFAMO, GRACE to LIN, WEI $598,000
2008-05-27Mortgage $478,400 — from LIN, WEI to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $478,400

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017505
2018202
201912012
2020000
202111011
2022213
2023101
2024202
2025101
2026000
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 11

Every one of the 55 recorded events, 1982–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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