Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

59-44 159 Street

206Records
12City systems
38Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11365 · Neighborhood: Queensboro Hill
Open in the map

206 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 HPD housing violations, 37 DOB complaints, 31 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11365
Built2006
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)LI KWOK REALTY CORP.
BBL4067360059
BIN4146409, 4489162

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11365, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations38 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2016-12-14.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)LI KWOK REALTY CORP.
Head officerANGES YAN
Managing agent4 SEASONS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,552,000 $93,120
2026$1,834,000 $110,040
2027$1,654,000 $99,240

The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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.

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: Horace Harding Expwy / 160 St — Q17 Q88 · 300 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

59-44 159 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

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 4 SEASONS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 988 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B7 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
140-35 Beech Avenue QN101 C
42-02 Layton Street QN89 A
50-17 Queens Boulevard QN75 A
136-17 Maple Avenue QN68 A
123-05 Lax Avenue QN61 A
42-37 Union Street QN53 B
123-10 Powells Cove Blvd QN52 A
46-06 88 Street QN46 A
121-39 5 Avenue QN39 A
141-05 Cherry Avenue QN36 A
949 60th Street BK32 A
37-17 111 Street QN30 A
136-46 41 Avenue QN28 B
85-19 Broadway QN26 A
43-18 Robinson Street QN24 B
32-36 Union Street QN23 A
134-40 Cherry Avenue QN21 A
140-37 Cherry Avenue QN21 A
42-11 Parsons Boulevard QN20 C
132-59 41 Road QN18 A
127 Mott Street MN18 B
35-17 146 Street QN16 D
132-18 41 Avenue QN16 A
231 Avenue Z BK9 A
83-15 Vietor Avenue QN8 A
40-59 College Point Blvd QN7 A
43-12 104 Street QN7 B
1447 Ocean Avenue BK6 B
153 Gelston Avenue BK6 B
1557 2 Avenue MN6 A
1634 Madison Street QN6 D
125 28 Avenue BK5 A
32-17 47 Street QN4 A
32-15 47 Street QN4 D
59-44 159 Street QN3 A
75-12 Metropolitan Avenue QN2 C
106 Rivington Street MN2 F
4012920055 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $218,000 on 2014-01-29 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-29Mortgage $218,000 — from LI KWOK REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $218,000
2014-01-29Mortgage $350,000 — from LI KWOK REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $350,000
2013-02-14Deed $1,050,000 — from N.Y. U.S.A. PROPERTIES INC.; N.Y. U.S.A. PROPERTY INC. to LI KWOK REALTY CORP. $1,050,000
2004-11-16Deed $435,000 — from SALAMONE, GASPER J; SALAMONE, DOREEN to NY USA PROPERTIES, INC. $435,000
2004-11-16Mortgage $297,500 — from NYUSA PROPERTY, INC. to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. $297,500

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
35
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsTotal
20171818
201833
201933
202011
202111
20223535
20231313
202422
202500
202611
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 12

Every one of the 206 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11365 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map