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69-68 137 Street

275Records
12City systems
35Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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275 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1949
Floors2
Res. units16
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)LAFAYETTE PLACE OWN/CP
BBL4065740005
BIN4142265, 4451191, 4451192, 4451194, 4451196, 4451197, 4543659

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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 82% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.5. In ZIP 11367, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations35 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-18.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · Missed Collection (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1949)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)LAFAYETTE PLACE OWNERS CORP.
Head officerJim Cullen
Managing agentTENERE MGMT
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,102,000 $495,900
2026$1,124,000 $505,800
2027$1,156,000 $520,200

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 $298,778 a year ($21.13 per sq ft), operating expenses $129,947 ($9.19 per sq ft), net operating income $168,832. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2020 (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

Subway75 Av — E F · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Forest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jewel Av / 136 St — Q64 Q74 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 164 Queens Valley
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

69-68 137 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

4 311 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 TENERE MGMT — 5 buildings, 174 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75-05 113 Street QN92 A
69-51 136 Street QN24 A
69-98 137 Street QN24 A
69-81 136 Street QN18 A
69-68 137 Street QN16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $101,531 on 2023-10-11 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-11AL&R $1,900,000 — from LAFAYETTE PLACE OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,900,000
2023-10-11Agreement $1,900,000 — from LAFAYETTE PLACE OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,900,000
2023-10-11Mortgage $101,531 — from LAFAYETTE PLACE OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $101,531
2019-03-13RPTT&RET $295,000 — from DHANPAT, MAHWISH; DHANPAT, EDWARD JR to WU, BEN; CHEN, SHENG CHANG $295,000
2019-03-01Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $18,438
2018-06-29RPTT&RET $290,000 — from YADLOVKER, GOLDA to LIN, WEI; ZHUO, XIAOYANG $290,000
2018-06-22Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $18,125
2016-09-08RPTT&RET $265,000 — from ST. CROIX MANAGEMENT CORP. to LEE, KAI YUK; LEE, LAIPING C $265,000
2016-08-05Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $16,563
2013-10-21RPTT&RET $235,000 — from ST. CROIX MANAGEMENT CORP. to HU, LIMING H $235,000
2013-09-19Mortgage $522,181 — from LAFAYETTE PLACE OWNERS CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $522,181
2013-09-19Agreement $2,300,000 — from LAFAYETTE PLACE OWNERS CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,300,000
2012-01-09RPTT&RET $218,000 — from ST. CROIX MANAGEMENT CORP. to YOMTOV, JAVAHER $218,000
2010-10-04RPTT&RET $228,125 — from TAUBENFELD, BERNARD; TAUBENFELD, SHIRA; DIAMOND, SHIRA to DHANPAT, EDWARD JR.; DHANPAT, MAHWISH $228,125
2010-05-19RPTT&RET $225,000 — from GALLO, PEDRO; GALLO, MARTHA to CHAN, JOHN C $225,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
20180202224
201912227
202001023
202101023
20220130215
2023084012
202422037
202501023
202601023
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 175Ownership & money 61Health & systems 18

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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