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42-45 Kissena Boulevard

1,716Records
19City systems
138Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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1,716 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 534 HPD complaints, 288 311 service requests, 241 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1956
Floors6
Res. units144
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)PARK HILL OWNERS INC
BBL4051800015
BIN4116924

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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 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.3. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations138 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 103 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 1986-02-11.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Blocked Driveway (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Rodent (3) · Lead (2) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$146,987 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 (1956)
YesSix or more residential units (144)
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)PARK HILL OWNER INC
Head officerMARCUS YAU
Managing agentGEM PROPERTY GROUP
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,619,000 $4,778,550
2026$11,235,000 $5,055,750
2027$10,974,000 $4,938,300

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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 $2,656,416 a year ($23.02 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,328,208 ($11.51 per sq ft), net operating income $1,328,208. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

Getting around

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Kissena Blvd — Q26 Q27 Q65 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne
Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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

42-45 Kissena Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 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 GEM PROPERTY GROUP — 10 buildings, 947 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
44-05 MacNish Street QN169 B
42-42 Colden Street QN162 A
42-45 Kissena Boulevard QN144 A
44-10 MacNish Street QN126 B
92-29 Lamont Avenue QN78 B
42-95 Main Street QN77 A
133-36 41 Road QN64 A
140-21 32 Avenue QN61 A
136-39 41 Avenue QN58 A
42-05 66 Street QN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,800,000 on 2021-12-13 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-06RPTT&RET $311,240 — from TRUMA FOUNDATION to WANG, ZE $311,240
2026-03-18Sold for $311,240 $311,240 $2,161
2025-12-08RPTT&RET $275,000 — from SARKAR, MAYA DR. to CHAN, IRWIN YEN CHOW; LEE, MEE TENG $275,000
2025-12-01RPTT&RET $300,000 — from CHANG, KA LEE to CHENG, JERRY $300,000
2025-11-24Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $2,083
2025-11-24Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $1,910
2025-10-14RPTT&RET $350,000 — from YOU, LIHUA to CUI, DAN; CUI, YIXIN $350,000
2025-09-18Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,431
2025-08-25RPTT&RET $375,000 — from YANG, MING to XU, BIN $375,000
2025-08-19Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $2,604
2025-07-01RPTT&RET $405,000 — from LAI, EMILY; WEI, DAH-CHING D to MERNACAJ, ZEF $405,000
2025-06-20Sold for $405,000 $405,000 $2,813
2025-03-21RPTT&RET $225,000 — from NI, NAN; GILBERT, NAN to LIU, SHULIAN; LIU, YINYI $225,000
2025-03-19Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $1,563
2025-03-06RPTT&RET $365,000 — from LEUNG, WAI YUNG to MCKENNA, BRENDAN $365,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017061225043
20180113816368
2019031017131
20202268119
2021166415187
2022441014133
2023062026254
2024011817541
2025001115430
202600134118
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 347Housing & tenants 985Ownership & money 324Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,716 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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