A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-28.
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
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (12) · Noise (3) · Obstruction (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Building/Use (1).
Filed construction activity
$337,250 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (16 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-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)
KEXING CHEN
Last registered
2022-12-30
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,162,000
$129,720
2026
$2,322,000
$139,320
2027
$2,984,000
$179,040
The city's market estimate has risen
38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Subway
8 Av — N · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 58 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
57 St & 7 Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
21 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,800,000 on
2022-08-30 (lender: V.r. Chu Management Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-08-30
Deed $4,678,880 — from V.R. CHU MANAGEMENT CORP to DE CHUN CHEN GROUP INC
$4,678,880
2022-08-30
Mortgage $2,800,000 — from DE CHUN CHEN GROUP INC to V.R. CHU MANAGEMENT CORP
$2,800,000
2022-08-30
AL&R $2,800,000 — from DE CHUN CHEN GROUP INC to V.R. CHU MANAGEMENT CORP
$2,800,000
2022-08-22
Sold for $4,678,880
$4,678,880
$2,339,440
1990-07-19
Mortgage $200,000 — from RAYMOND N SABINA, LTD to CHEN, LING-YUN LAWRENCE
$200,000
1988-04-11
Mortgage $180,000 — from RAYMOND N. SABINA LTD to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$180,000
1987-09-09
Mortgage $150,000 — from WOO, YUE KIM; YEE, GIM YON to EASTBANK N.A.
$150,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
20
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
1
1
0
0
2
2019
0
0
1
0
0
1
2020
0
0
4
0
0
4
2021
0
0
2
0
0
2
2022
7
2
4
4
0
17
2023
12
0
7
0
1
20
2024
3
0
7
0
0
10
2025
0
0
11
0
1
12
2026
0
1
4
0
0
5
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HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-28
311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line Stand
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-08311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-06-22311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2026-05-10311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2026-03-18311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-28311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line Stand
2025-04-04Restaurant inspection: BAKERY 1988 — grade A
2024
2024-12-31311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-12-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-10-17311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-10-16311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-04-06311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2024-04-06311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-03-27311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-02-20Permit Sign — Signed-off
2024-02-16Job filed: Propose interior renovation at 1st commercial space with new partition work and floor finishes as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$80,000
2024-01-08Job filed: Propose new non-illuminated signage @ commercial space as per plan. No change in use egress or occupancy.$3,000
2023
2023-12-31311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2023-12-01Job filed: Propose pluming work at 1st commercial space as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$6,000
2023-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-16Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2023-11-14Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-11-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-11-10Job filed: Propose mechanical work at 1st commercial space and roof as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$5,000
2023-11-08Job filed: Propose interior renovation at 1st commercial space with new partition work and floor finishes as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$80,000
2023-11-08Job filed: Propose pluming work at 1st commercial space as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$6,000
2023-10-26Job filed: REMOVAL OF EXISTING NON-BEARING STOREFRONT PARTITION, INTERIOR WALL FINISH, CEILING FINISH, AND FLOOR FINISH OF EXIST COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR. N$3,000
2023-10-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$42,050
2023-10-04Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR PLUMBING WORK OF EXIST. COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$1,200
2023-10-03Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR CONSTRUCTION FENCE.$1,000
2023-09-27Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2023-08-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-04-10311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2023-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-02Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 2ND THRU. 3RD FLOOR. PLUMBING & GAS WORKS AS PER PLAN. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK UNDER JOB #: B08005307. NO CHANGE IN $20,000
2022-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3304.7 REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE OF A 3 STORY BUILDING,OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE NO MEANS$2,500
2022-10-28Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 2ND THRU. 3RD FLOOR. CEILING, FLOORING & PARTITION WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2022-10-28Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 2ND THRU. 3RD FLOOR. PLUMBING & GAS WORKS AS PER PLAN. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK UNDER JOB #: B08005307. NO CHANGE IN $20,000
2022-10-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2022-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-09-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-09-19Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 2ND THRU. 3RD FLOOR. CEILING, FLOORING & PARTITION WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2022-09-19Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 2ND THRU. 3RD FLOOR. PLUMBING & GAS WORKS AS PER PLAN. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK UNDER JOB #: B08005307. NO CHANGE IN $20,000
2022-08-30Deed $4,678,880 — from V.R. CHU MANAGEMENT CORP to DE CHUN CHEN GROUP INC$4,678,880
2022-08-30Mortgage $2,800,000 — from DE CHUN CHEN GROUP INC to V.R. CHU MANAGEMENT CORP$2,800,000
2022-08-30AL&R $2,800,000 — from DE CHUN CHEN GROUP INC to V.R. CHU MANAGEMENT CORP$2,800,000