1,225 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 HPD complaints, 266 HPD housing violations, 213 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 24.7. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 219 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 175 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Elevator (1).
$697,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1966) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (79) |
| 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 JEFFERSON APTS INC |
| Head officer | MINWU CHEN |
| Managing agent | ELITE MANAGEMENT, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,038,000 | $3,167,100 |
| 2026 | $7,349,000 | $3,307,050 |
| 2027 | $7,573,000 | $3,407,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · 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 $1,703,524 a year ($21.89 per sq ft), operating expenses $800,788 ($10.29 per sq ft), net operating income $902,735. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / 45 Av — Q17 Q25 · 500 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.
137-40 45 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 |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ELITE MANAGEMENT, INC — 11 buildings, 533 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89-12 170 Street | QN | 167 | B |
| 137-40 45 Avenue | QN | 79 | A |
| 142-05 Franklin Avenue | QN | 73 | A |
| 99-44 67 Road | QN | 56 | A |
| 35-55 29 Street | QN | 55 | A |
| 77 Cooper Street | MN | 44 | B |
| 202-15 42 Avenue | QN | 26 | A |
| 81-09 41 Avenue | QN | 22 | A |
| 1230 64 Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 1231 65 Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 56-37 Van Cleef Street | QN | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $762,164 on 2020-07-29 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | RPTT&RET $377,675 — from SANDRA D YELLIN REVOCABLE TRUST; DONALD B YELLIN REVOCABLE TRUST to LI, RONG QUI; LI, SHUI XING | $377,675 | |
| 2025-11-05 | Sold for $377,675 | $377,675 | $4,781 |
| 2025-08-08 | RPTT&RET $438,000 — from ZOU, MING; ZOU, BAOQIN to LI, SHUGUANG; ZHENG, YANFANG | $438,000 | |
| 2025-07-30 | Sold for $438,000 | $438,000 | $5,544 |
| 2025-07-23 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from HU, NAI-JUN; HU, ELLENE to CHEN, XIANHUA; REN, SHOUHANG | $400,000 | |
| 2025-07-11 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $5,063 |
| 2025-06-11 | RPTT&RET $303,000 — from ZHANG, WENZHI to ZHENG, JINFANG | $303,000 | |
| 2025-06-03 | Sold for $303,000 | $303,000 | $3,835 |
| 2024-05-06 | RPTT&RET $389,709 — from SANDRA D. YELLIN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; DONALD B. YELLIN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST to SONG, YULIANG | $389,709 | |
| 2024-04-29 | Sold for $389,709 | $389,709 | $4,933 |
| 2024-02-12 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from MARX, KAREN YAN YANG; MARX, DAVID L to WANG, YUYING; PIAO, YINGCHUN | $300,000 | |
| 2024-02-06 | RPTT&RET $312,170 — from DONALD B YELLIN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; SANDA D YELLIN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST to CHEN, JIA HUI | $312,170 | |
| 2024-02-06 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $3,797 |
| 2024-02-01 | Sold for $312,170 | $312,170 | $3,952 |
| 2023-10-06 | RPTT&RET $243,000 — from IBRAHAIM, INDRIS to REN, MINYAN; LIN, MAOHUAN | $243,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 46 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 54 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 75 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 60 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 67 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 1,225 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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