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42-79 Main Street

141Records
15City systems
7Open violations
126.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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141 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 17 DOB complaints, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1960
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)CAJ GROUP LLC
BBL4051360071
BIN4115884

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 126.7. 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 violations7 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-08.

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.

$23,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Mobile Food Vendor (3) · Noise (2) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$37,200 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 (1960)
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)CHIAO J CHANG
Managing agentALLEN CHENG
Last registered2019-05-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,361,000 $612,450
2026$1,563,000 $703,350
2027$1,876,000 $844,200

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Shimen RestaurantChineseGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location, Handwashing, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 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

42-79 Main Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $110,156 on 2005-03-10 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-03-10Mortgage $110,156 — from CHANG, CHIAO JUNG to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $110,156
2005-03-10Agreement $800,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to CHANG, CHIAO JUNG $800,000
2002-09-09Mortgage $800,000 — from CHANG, JUNG CHIAO to ASIA BANK N.A. $800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013004
2018014016
2019013004
2020000101
2021005005
2022004206
20233520111
2024004004
20250170311
20260910414
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 15Health & systems 9

Every one of the 141 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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