356 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 54 DOB violations, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 6.9. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
25 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$30,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1988) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (159) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SELFHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES L.P. |
| Head officer | Lisa Trub |
| Managing agent | FirstService Residential |
| Last registered | 2026-04-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,038,000 | $4,067,100 |
| 2026 | $9,038,000 | $4,067,100 |
| 2027 | $9,633,000 | $4,334,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | Flushing-Main St — 7 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / Elder Av — Q17 Q25 · 300 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.
138-52 Elder Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 556 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $333,485 on 2011-10-04 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-28 | RPTT&RET $21,700,000 — from CENTERLINE CORPORATE PARTNERS XXXII LP; CHARTERMAC CORPORATE PARTNERS LLC to SELFHELP REALTY GROUP, INC. | $21,700,000 | |
| 2011-10-04 | Mortgage $333,485 — from SELHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES, L.P.; S.H. (KIV) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $333,485 | |
| 2007-08-01 | ASSTO $16,300,000 — from UNITED HELP/SELFHELP SHELTERED EXTENTION to S.H. (KIV) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; SELFHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $16,300,000 | |
| 2007-08-01 | Agreement $6,900,000 — from S.H. (KIV) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to SELFHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $6,900,000 | |
| 2007-08-01 | Mortgage $3,914,013 — from SELFHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES, L.P.; S.H. (KIV) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,914,013 | |
| 2007-08-01 | Mortgage $8,511,338 — from SELFHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES, L.P.; S.H. (KIV) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to UNITED HELP/ SELFHELP SHELTERED EXTENSIO | $8,511,338 | |
| 2007-08-01 | Mortgage $8,285,987 — from SELFHELP (KIV) ASSOCIATES, L.P.; S.H. (KIV) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,285,987 | |
| 1987-08-12 | Mortgage $13,229,700 — from UNITED HELP/SLFHLP/H/E/I to PULLER MTGE ASSOC INC | $13,229,700 | |
| 1987-08-12 | Mortgage $13,229,700 — from UNITED HELP/SLFHLP S/E/I to NYC HOUSING DEVEL/CORP | $13,229,700 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 38 |
Every one of the 356 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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