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153-61 Horace Harding Expwy

189Records
12City systems
49Open violations
377Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Queensboro Hill
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189 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 HPD housing violations, 48 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1960
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)LIN FAMILY 153 LLC
BBL4064410035
BIN4141525

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 377. In ZIP 11367, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations49 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (2) · Water System (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · SAFETY (1).

Filed construction activity

$37,220 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 (1960)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MEI CHIAO WANG
Head officerMEI C WANG
Managing agentMEI C WANG
Last registered2019-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$717,000 $322,650
2026$721,000 $324,450
2027$814,000 $366,300

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Horace Harding Expwy / Kissena Blvd — Q88 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 163 Flushing Heights
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.

Report a problem to 311

153-61 Horace Harding Expwy

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

10 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $890,500 on 2019-12-05 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-05AL&R $890,500 — from LIN FAMILY 153 LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $890,500
2019-12-05Mortgage $890,500 — from LIN FAMILY 153 LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $890,500
2019-12-05Deed $1,535,000 — from HORACE HARDING 495, LLC to LIN FAMILY 153 LLC $1,535,000
2019-11-25Sold for $1,535,000 $1,535,000 $383,750
2018-09-19AL&R $825,000 — from HORACE HARDING 495, LLC to CVCF-WAB FUND I, LLC $825,000
2018-09-19Mortgage $825,000 — from HORACE HARDING 495, LLC to CVCF-WAB FUND I, LLC $825,000
2007-12-03Mortgage $250,000 — from HSU, TSU BING; WANG, MEI CHIAO to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $250,000
2002-07-30Mortgage $8,100 — from TSU, BING HSU; WANG, MEI CHAO to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $8,100
2000-12-21Mortgage $302,250 — from HSU, TSU BING; WANG, MEI CHIAO to HOMESIDE LENDING, INC $302,250
1997-10-28Mortgage $24,000 — from YU, TILLIE; LIN, ROBERT C to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $24,000
1996-03-14Mortgage $206,400 — from YU, TILLIE; LIN, ROBERT C to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $206,400
1988-08-09Mortgage $39,900 — from MA, GIMAI; LAM, HOGAN to ISLAND FCU $39,900
1987-01-13Mortgage $205,950 — from MA, GIMAI; LAM, HOGAN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $205,950
1985-09-04Mortgage $30,000 — from LAM, HOGAN; MA, GIMAI to LILCO EMPLYS FED CRUN $30,000
1984-10-01Mortgage $190,000 — from MA, GIMAI; LAM, HOGAN to D'ELIA, VINCENT; D'ELIA, MICHALINA $190,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001203
2018001506
20190028010
2020405009
202103490254
2022003025
202300380038
202450250030
2025002002
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 36Health & systems 4

Every one of the 189 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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