2,232 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 788 HPD complaints, 570 311 service requests, 230 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 36.7. 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 | 13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1997-10-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$47,955 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · GENERAL (8) · APPLIANCE (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$2,693,210 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (126) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | THE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC. |
| Head officer | SPIRO KYROU |
| Managing agent | ONEVESTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,617,000 | $3,427,650 |
| 2026 | $7,731,000 | $3,478,950 |
| 2027 | $8,473,000 | $3,812,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 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 $2,347,171 a year ($18.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,110,378 ($8.52 per sq ft), net operating income $1,236,794. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 34/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 8) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 150 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.
138-70 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 |
84 311 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.
Managed by ONEVESTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 2,351 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B4 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 Jewel Avenue | QN | 318 | A |
| 99-30 59 Avenue | QN | 225 | A |
| 65-09 242 Street | QN | 207 | A |
| 107-40 Queens Boulevard | QN | 162 | A |
| 138-70 Elder Avenue | QN | 126 | B |
| 102-35 64 Road | QN | 120 | B |
| 134-54 Maple Avenue | QN | 108 | B |
| 959 East 108 Street | BK | 75 | A |
| 1001 East 108 Street | BK | 75 | A |
| 109-33 71 Road | QN | 73 | A |
| 43-25 Douglaston Parkway | QN | 68 | A |
| 240-02 70 Avenue | QN | 60 | A |
| 39-76 57 Street | QN | 60 | A |
| 2-40 51 Avenue | QN | 57 | A |
| 4018 Broadway | MN | 55 | A |
| 1465 Jesup Avenue | BX | 55 | C |
| 39-75 56 Street | QN | 54 | A |
| 109-23 71 Road | QN | 53 | A |
| 213-02 42 Avenue | QN | 47 | A |
| 95 Park Terrace East | MN | 46 | A |
| 24-65 38 Street | QN | 44 | A |
| 24-51 38 Street | QN | 44 | A |
| 24-75 38 Street | QN | 44 | B |
| 3245 Perry Avenue | BX | 42 | A |
| 65 Jesup Place | BX | 38 | C |
| 24-39 38 Street | QN | 36 | A |
| 30-11 21 Street | QN | 33 | A |
| 23-33 31 Road | QN | 16 | A |
| 30-63 38 Street | QN | 10 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,875,560 on 2022-08-25 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | RPTT&RET $328,000 — from MARX, KAREN YAN YANG; MARX, DAVID LARRY to CHENG, CHIK WAH | $328,000 | |
| 2026-07-01 | Sold for $328,000 | $328,000 | $2,603 |
| 2026-03-26 | RPTT&RET $480,000 — from SI, YUWAN to ZENG, MEI JUAN | $480,000 | |
| 2026-03-24 | Sold for $480,000 | $480,000 | $3,810 |
| 2026-03-20 | RPTT&RET $345,000 — from REN, ZHUANG ZHI; YE, FANG to CHEN, RONG; CHEN, PING | $345,000 | |
| 2026-03-17 | Sold for $345,000 | $345,000 | $2,738 |
| 2025-11-19 | RPTT&RET $299,000 — from ZHENG, ZHEN EN to RUAN, CHLOE; CHENG, KEN | $299,000 | |
| 2025-11-06 | Sold for $299,000 | $299,000 | $2,373 |
| 2025-05-12 | RPTT&RET $438,000 — from LEE, AMY to ZHENG, CAI FANG | $438,000 | |
| 2025-05-02 | RPTT&RET $380,000 — from DENNIS MARK, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF JOSEPH JACOBS; JACOBS, GLORIA to LIN, HUI; ZHENG, WEIMIN | $380,000 | |
| 2025-05-01 | Sold for $438,000 | $438,000 | $3,476 |
| 2025-04-17 | Sold for $380,000 | $380,000 | $3,016 |
| 2024-09-09 | RPTT&RET $211,470 — from SANDRA D YELLIN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; DONALD B YELLIN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST to NORTHERN STAR TUTORING CENTER LLC | $211,470 | |
| 2024-08-29 | Sold for $211,470 | $211,470 | $1,678 |
| 2024-06-28 | RPTT&RET $402,500 — from HUANG, HUI FEND to LIN, QIN MEI | $402,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 87 |
| 2018 | 8 | 18 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 147 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 87 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 49 |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 59 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 57 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 52 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 109 | 10 | 1 | 150 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 51 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 6 | 2 | 99 |
Every one of the 2,232 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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