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15-53 209 Street

83Records
6City systems
25Open violations
135.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11360 · Neighborhood: Bay Terrace-Clearview
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83 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 HPD housing violations, 25 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11360
Built1975
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)HSU, HSIU-SHIH
BBL4058630539
BIN4130943

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 135.3. In ZIP 11360, 94% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2002-07-31.

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1975)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)EMILY HSU; HSIU S HSU
Managing agentJOHN HSU
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,536,000 $92,160
2026$1,631,000 $97,860
2027$1,678,000 $100,680

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2024 (1 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

BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / Corporal Kennedy St — Q28 · 950 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens
Middle: J.H.S. 194 William Carr. 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

15-53 209 Street

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

25 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $320,000 on 2004-04-16 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa, A Federal Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-04-16Mortgage $320,000 — from HSU, HSIU SHIH to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL AS $320,000
1990-04-20Mortgage $200,000 — from HSU, HSIU SHIH; HSU, EMILY to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $200,000
1987-09-23Mortgage $65,000 — from HSU,HSIU SHIH to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $65,000

Ten-year activity

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202654054
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 16

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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