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69-98 137 Street

259Records
12City systems
22Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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259 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1949
Floors2
Res. units24
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)LAFAYETTE PLACE OWN/C
BBL4065740016
BIN4142266, 4447533, 4447534, 4447535, 4447536, 4447537, 4447538, 4447539, 4447540, 4447541, 4447542, 4447543, 4447544

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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 88% 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 0.8. 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 violations22 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2000-12-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Street Condition (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 (24)
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$1,632,000 $734,400
2026$1,802,000 $810,900
2027$1,847,000 $831,150

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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 $451,454 a year ($21.58 per sq ft), operating expenses $206,480 ($9.87 per sq ft), net operating income $244,973. 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.

2 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

Subway75 Av — E F · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jewel Av / 136 St — Q64 Q74 · 400 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

69-98 137 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 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
2022-12-20RPTT&RET $310,000 — from TANENBAUM, DAVID; TANENBAUM, SANDRA to HAFISOV, RAHMIN; HAFISOV, SARA $310,000
2022-12-07Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $12,917
2022-10-05RPTT&RET $285,000 — from YEUNG, WING HIN; CHIU, HONG NEE to CHEN, QIU HUA; ZHOU, RUIXING $285,000
2022-09-23Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $11,875
2021-02-11RPTT&RET $330,000 — from DIAZ, MIRIAM to YUNA, ARIEL; ABAYEV, STELLA $330,000
2021-01-29Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $13,750
2020-08-17RPTT&RET $310,000 — from PARENTE, LIDIA to CHAN, HUNG JEUNG; CHAN, WEN HUAN $310,000
2020-08-07Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $12,917
2019-01-08RPTT&RET $308,000 — from CARVAJAL, CESAR; CARVAJAL, BRIS GALLEGO to GAVRIELOV, RAFIK $308,000
2018-12-21Sold for $308,000 $308,000 $12,833
2018-09-18RPTT&RET $295,000 — from GAFNI, ELLIE M; GEIGER, JOSHUA to HADJAEV, ALEXANDER; GAVRIELOVA, ELINA $295,000
2018-09-17Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $12,292

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017220022
201857315
201971311
20202237
202162412
202294316
202384315
202472413
202582313
20261034
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 144Ownership & money 74Health & systems 31

Every one of the 259 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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