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42-42 Colden Street

1,127Records
18City systems
87Open violations
3.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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1,127 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 300 311 service requests, 224 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 202 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1962
Floors6
Res. units162
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)COLDEN OWNERS CORP
BBL4051360037
BIN4115875

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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 52% 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 3.2. 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 violations87 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 59 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 18).

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: Blocked Driveway (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PLUMBING (6) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (5) · Curb Condition (5).

Filed construction activity

$568,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (162)
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)COLDEN OWNERS CORP.
Head officerHUI WONG
Managing agentGEM PROPERTY GROUP
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,577,000 $6,109,650
2026$13,759,000 $6,191,550
2027$14,172,000 $6,377,400

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · 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 $2,902,598 a year ($20.05 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,161,039 ($8.02 per sq ft), net operating income $1,741,559. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / Franklin Av — Q20 · 600 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

42-42 Colden 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

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 GEM PROPERTY GROUP — 10 buildings, 947 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
44-05 MacNish Street QN169 B
42-42 Colden Street QN162 A
42-45 Kissena Boulevard QN144 A
44-10 MacNish Street QN126 B
92-29 Lamont Avenue QN78 B
42-95 Main Street QN77 A
133-36 41 Road QN64 A
140-21 32 Avenue QN61 A
136-39 41 Avenue QN58 A
42-05 66 Street QN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,277,503 on 2017-01-06 (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
2026-07-21RPTT&RET $340,000 — from JOBER QUEENS AND FLUSHING LLC to WANG, YUE BIN $340,000
2026-07-14Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $2,099
2026-06-26RPTT&RET $481,650 — from JOBER QUEENS AND FLUSHING LLC to LIU, ZHI LAN $481,650
2026-06-16Sold for $481,650 $481,650 $2,973
2026-03-17RPTT&RET $370,000 — from ZHIDA TAI, AS TRUSTEE; REVOCABLE TRUST OF TAI FAMILY; LI YING SUN, AS TRUSTEE to LIU, WEN MIN $370,000
2026-03-10Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $2,284
2026-03-02RPTT&RET $370,000 — from PATHARKAR, DINKAR; PATHARKAR, VIJAYA to LIU, ZHI LAN $370,000
2026-02-13Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $2,284
2026-01-22RPTT&RET $320,000 — from JOBER QUEENS AND FLUSHING LLC to CHEN, DAI BIN $320,000
2026-01-20Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $1,975
2025-12-01RPTT&RET $340,000 — from BERRY, ANNA SONG to YE, YUN $340,000
2025-11-21Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $2,099
2025-11-14RPTT&RET $420,000 — from LIN, KEVIN; DENG, CYNTHIA to SHI, KE JIAN; CHEN, SHUYUN $420,000
2025-11-13Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $2,593
2025-10-02RPTT&RET $480,000 — from JIANG, CHUYUN; LI, ZHI to SONG, KEVIN; LU, JI YING $480,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
135
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201765616134
2018012228143
201901211661135
2020053818162
202102379149
20220101720350
2023003939179
2024011223137
2025022617247
2026025910172
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 147Housing & tenants 635Ownership & money 302Health & systems 15

Every one of the 1,127 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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