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144-75 Melbourne Avenue

775Records
16City systems
3Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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775 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 222 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 210 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units108
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)MAINSTAY COOPERATIVE SECTION TWO, INC.
BBL4065270052
BIN4141901

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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 55% 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 2.8. In ZIP 11367, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’24–25
10
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Illegal Parking (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · Lead (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$278,600 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (108)
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)Mainstay Cooperative Section 2
Head officerEcho Chow
Managing agentALL AREA REALTY SERVICES INC.
Last registered2026-01-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,911,000 $4,909,950
2026$11,292,000 $5,081,400
2027$11,537,000 $5,191,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,244,330 a year ($19.48 per sq ft), operating expenses $897,501 ($7.79 per sq ft), net operating income $1,346,828. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / Melbourne Av — Q20 Q44-SBS · 850 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 219 Paul Klapper
Middle: I.S. 250 The Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School. 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

144-75 Melbourne Avenue

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

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALL AREA REALTY SERVICES — 83 buildings, 4,655 units. Grades across the portfolio: A69 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-40 Union Street QN351 B
83-75 Woodhaven Boulevard QN190 B
65-15 38 Avenue QN145 A
34-41 85 Street QN145 A
99-11 60 Avenue QN136 B
31-31 138 Street QN136 A
34-49 81 Street QN126 B
60-11 Broadway QN126 B
90-59 56 Avenue QN109 A
144-75 Melbourne Avenue QN108 A
140-33 34 Avenue QN108 A
260 Beach 81 Street QN103 A
140-65 Beech Avenue QN101 C
182-25 Wexford Terrace QN98 A
140-55 34 Avenue QN95 A
152-72 Melbourne Avenue QN90 A
79-14 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN86 B
87-15 165 Street QN86 A
147-20 35 Street QN84 A
34-24 82 Street QN83 A
41-07 Bowne Street QN83 B
99-21 67 Road QN80 A
9323 Shore Road BK72 A
41-15 44 Street QN71 A
127 East 30 Street MN71 A
2-21 Beach 80 Street QN66 A
151-05 Cross Island Parkway QN66 A
8638 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK64 A
140-17 84 Drive QN62 A
41-08 43 Street QN61 A
63-45 Saunders Street QN56 A
403 East 62 Street MN54 A
41-21 42 Street QN52 A
34-44 82 Street QN52 A
142-18 38 Avenue QN50 A
1603 Hobart Avenue BX49 C
370 West 118 Street MN49 A
134-05 Dahlia Avenue QN48 A
150 Featherbed Lane BX48 A
216-10 77 Avenue QN48 A
400 West 58 Street MN46 A
11-25 45 Avenue QN45 A
410 West 23 Street MN44 A
41-42 50 Street QN43 A
130 West 16 Street MN42 A
81-15 Queens Boulevard QN42 A
118-82 Metropolitan Avenue QN39 A
61-12 69 Road QN37 A
83-09 Lefferts Boulevard QN36 A
247 West 115 Street MN36 A
1620 Lexington Avenue MN33 A
38-22 147 Street QN32 B
144-28 Barclay Avenue QN32 A
41-02 Queens Boulevard QN31 A
72-29 Metropolitan Avenue QN28 A
132 West 169 Street BX25 B
105 Thompson Street MN24 A
194 Bleecker Street MN22 A
135-08 82 Avenue QN20 B
281 West 11 Street MN20 A

showing 60 of 83 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $483,658 on 2021-12-27 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-23Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $3,009
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $270,000 — from LI, SU MEI; LI, SHI HUANG to JIN, YUEHUA $270,000
2026-07-13Sold for $270,000 $270,000 $2,500
2026-03-31RPTT&RET $363,800 — from WOLFF, PAUL to DONG, XIAONING; GAO, YUAN $363,800
2026-03-18Sold for $363,800 $363,800 $3,369
2026-02-23RPTT&RET $326,000 — from TANG, CLINTON D; PAN, MING QIN to LYU, TIANYIN $326,000
2026-02-02Sold for $326,000 $326,000 $3,019
2026-01-09RPTT&RET $315,000 — from YAGUDAYEVA, YELENA; BABEKOV, EDWARD to ZHU, LIANG $315,000
2025-12-29Sold for $315,000 $315,000 $2,917
2025-11-24RPTT&RET $225,000 — from LEUNG, HELEN H to WANG, DONG; LI, LONG $225,000
2025-10-24RPTT&RET $255,000 — from LAM, YUEN; GUO, YING J to JI, HONG $255,000
2025-09-15Sold for $255,000 $255,000 $2,361
2025-09-02RPTT&RET $380,000 — from PAN, ELLIE SITING to YAN, HARVEY $380,000
2025-08-21Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $3,519
2025-08-18Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $2,083

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
67
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017031010023
2018064514267
2019131310330
2020121811234
202113814430
2022423810256
202311148226
202408119331
2025522218249
202600458356
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 299Ownership & money 283Health & systems 30

Every one of the 775 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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