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137-10 Franklin Avenue

2,165Records
19City systems
13Open violations
15.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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2,165 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,686 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 181 311 service requests, 56 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1961
Floors6
Res. units89
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)BAXTER HOUSE CONDO
BBL4051377502
BIN4431722

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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 58% 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 15.4. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (14) · Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · Curb Condition (5) · Elevator (2) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (89)
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)BAXTER HOUSE CONDOMINIUM
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$74,767 $33,645
2026$228,946 $103,026
2027$58,700 $26,415

The city's market estimate has fallen 21% 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 condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,483,870 a year ($19.65 per sq ft), operating expenses $744,578 ($9.86 per sq ft), net operating income $739,292. 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 50/100, 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / Franklin Av — Q20 · 400 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

137-10 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

41 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-09Deed $450,000 — from MEI QI CHEN, AS TRUSTEE; MEI QI CHEN LIVING TRUST to LI, JUDY RONG; WU, DERUN $450,000
2026-06-25Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $5,056
2026-02-02Deed $588,000 — from HAN, JIM ZHAO PING; GAO, HONG LAN; HAN, ZHAO PING to ZOU, TINA; ZOU, JENNIFER YEXI $588,000
2026-01-07Mortgage $300,000 — from YU, PING to GENERAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $300,000
2026-01-06Sold for $588,000 $588,000 $6,607
2025-11-20Deed $470,000 — from WONG, CHUN KIT to GAO, XIAN GUAN $470,000
2025-11-07Sold for $470,000 $470,000 $5,281
2025-11-07Sold for $470,000 $470,000 $5,281
2025-09-23Mortgage $442,000 — from 13710 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to BANK OF HOPE $442,000
2025-09-23AL&R $442,000 — from 13710 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to BANK OF HOPE $442,000
2025-09-23Deed $680,000 — from KIM, ANDREW S; KIM, KYUNGMEE P to 13710 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC $680,000
2025-08-15Sold for $680,000 $680,000 $7,640
2025-08-15Sold for $680,000 $680,000 $7,640
2025-07-10Deed $730,000 — from ZHANG, MEI ZHEN; QIU, HE SHU to GAO, JIN LONG $730,000
2025-06-25Sold for $730,000 $730,000 $8,202

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703238135
201802199232
2019001912334
202006397254
202105818233
2022611313235
2023033816360
2024012119243
2025013425363
202601820231
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 106Housing & tenants 286Ownership & money 1,733Health & systems 27

Every one of the 2,165 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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