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138-10 Franklin Avenue

1,042Records
18City systems
5Open violations
3.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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1,042 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 400 311 service requests, 229 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 71 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1961
Floors15
Res. units194
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CARLYLE TOWERS COOP INC
BBL4051370055
BIN4115902

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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 53% 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 3.1. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-04.

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.

$30,850 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

160 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (119) · Indoor Air Quality (11) · Real Time Enforcement (8) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (3) · Asbestos (3).

Filed construction activity

$5,847,224 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1961)
YesSix or more residential units (194)
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)CARLYLE TOWERS CO-OP B, INC
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,225,000 $9,551,250
2026$21,471,000 $9,661,950
2027$23,350,000 $10,507,500

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 $5,059,199 a year ($22.37 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,125,904 ($9.40 per sq ft), net operating income $2,933,295. 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 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / Franklin Av — Q17 Q25 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson
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

138-10 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

160 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-25 Kissena Boulevard QN204 C
138-10 Franklin Avenue QN194 A
139-19 31 Road QN162 B
31-65 138 Street QN136 A
66-15 Thornton Place QN126 B
30-44 29 Street QN120 A
66-15 Wetherole Street QN113 B
76-10 34 Avenue QN108 A
67-41 Burns Street QN100 A
42-26 81 Street QN100 B
92-05 Whitney Avenue QN95 A
84-19 51 Avenue QN91 A
137-10 Franklin Avenue QN89 A
37-16 83 Street QN84 A
25-34 Crescent Street QN83 A
34-17 30 Street QN82 A
91-15 Lamont Avenue QN80 B
136-75 37 Avenue QN80 A
37-30 83 Street QN79 A
83-25 Vietor Avenue QN78 A
53-11 90 Street QN77 B
34-50 41 Street QN75 B
77-16 Austin Street QN72 A
61-20 Woodside Avenue QN68 A
1210 Elder Avenue BX68 A
35-40 30 Street QN62 A
120-10 85 Avenue QN60 A
35-50 78 Street QN57 A
72-11 110 Street QN53 A
187 Pinehurst Avenue MN49 A
975 East 181 Street BX49 B
150-31 12 Avenue QN49 A
221 East 76 Street MN43 A
72 Orange Street BK41 A
143-20 Hoover Avenue QN41 A
3542 Broadway MN40 A
619 East 5 Street MN40 A
31-59 34 Street QN40 A
34-32 35 Street QN33 A
25-25 Newtown Avenue QN30 A
27-37 27 Street QN30 A
23 Thompson Street MN28 A
689 East 233 Street BX26 B
685 East 233 Street BX26 B
519 West 139 Street MN25 A
105-25 88 Street QN24 B
25-38 Astoria Boulevard QN23 A
47-05 5 Street QN21 A
271 East 10 Street MN18 C
966 Southern Boulevard BX18 A
1042 Southern Boulevard BX17 A
37-67 64 Street QN16 B
992 Southern Boulevard BX16 A
21-39 27 Street QN16 B
43 Orchard Street MN13 B
32-21 37 Street QN12 B
224 West 104 Street MN12 B
999 Southern Boulevard BX8 B
1007 Southern Boulevard BX8 D
14-14 28 Avenue QN8 B

showing 60 of 92 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,000,000 on 2022-05-27 (lender: National Consumer Coopertative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16RPTT&RET $610,000 — from WONG, SAMANTHA S; TANG, KWUN LAM to CHIU, LYDIA F; LO, CHUN ON $610,000
2026-09-10Sold for $610,000 $610,000 $3,144
2026-09-09RPTT&RET $563,100 — from LUO, SHI CHANG; MAO, ZHI MIN to ZHAI, WEI WEI; LIU, YAN $563,100
2026-09-01Sold for $563,100 $563,100 $2,903
2026-07-06RPTT&RET $468,100 — from ZHU, ZHAOZHANG; JIN, SHU KANG to XU, ERBO; YANG, HELEN $468,100
2026-07-01Sold for $468,100 $468,100 $2,413
2026-06-30RPTT&RET $475,000 — from KONG, KEVIN T.S. to SHI, MENGLU; LIN, DONG $475,000
2026-06-18Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $2,448
2026-01-16RPTT&RET $417,216 — from CHEN, AMY C.; CHEN, HSIANG CHIN MEI to TAI, LOK IAN $417,216
2026-01-09Sold for $417,216 $417,216 $2,151
2025-12-22RPTT&RET $479,000 — from NELLIEANITA PLAINE, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF KAREN L WILSON AKA KAREN LEE W to LIN, CHENXI $479,000
2025-12-15Sold for $479,000 $479,000 $2,469
2025-04-17RPTT&RET $607,168 — from CARROLL, MARILYN to MA, YANFEN; HUANG, HUAN $607,168
2025-04-04RPTT&RET $396,864 — from KASEMSUPAYA, ARAYA to GE, JAMES XIEJIN $396,864
2025-03-27Sold for $396,864 $396,864 $2,046

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
175
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017221514235
201804514326
201904710223
2020112023247
20211132013552
2022863021469
2023921127135175
2024173454113119
202527588378
2026014514262
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The full timeline

Construction 85Enforcement 131Housing & tenants 492Ownership & money 297Health & systems 37

Every one of the 1,042 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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