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 26.7. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (7) · Obstruction (2) · Air Quality (1) · Missed Collection (1).
Filed construction activity
$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,316,000
$592,200
2026
$1,258,000
$566,100
2027
$1,418,000
$638,100
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Letter Grading) · 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
59 St — N R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 60 St / 5 Av — B9 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
59 St & 5 Ave · 400 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.
28 311 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: $1,235,000 on
2023-08-03 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-08-03
Mortgage $1,235,000 — from LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, MARTIN to FLUSHING BANK
$1,235,000
2023-08-03
AL&R $1,235,000 — from CHEN, MARTIN; LIN, JIAN FEN to FLUSHING BANK
$1,235,000
2008-11-03
Deed $42,500 — from CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE to LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING
$42,500
2006-10-26
Deed $855,000 — from CHEN, ZHI MIN; CHEN, ZHI HONG; CHEN, RUI FANG; CHEN WU, HUI JUAN; CHEN-LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN to CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE
$855,000
2006-10-26
Mortgage $684,000 — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$684,000
2006-10-26
Mortgage $85,400 — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$85,400
2004-01-28
Mortgage $350,000 — from CHEN, ZHI MIN; CHEN, ZHI HONG; CHEN, ZHI RONG; CHEN, RUI FANG; WU, HUI JUAN CHEN; CHEN-LIN to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.
$350,000
1997-11-13
Mortgage $133,500 — from CHEN, ZHI HONG to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN
$133,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
21
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
0
1
0
0
1
2019
0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
0
0
3
0
0
3
2021
1
0
0
0
0
1
2022
1
0
3
2
0
6
2023
4
2
1
7
0
14
2024
4
4
9
0
4
21
2025
0
0
14
0
6
20
2026
0
0
5
0
2
7
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2024-03-15Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-03-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-03-04Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW TYPE I KITCHEN HOOD ON 1ST FLOOR,MAKE-UP AIR UNIT AND ROOFTOP EXHAUST FAN. FIRE SUPPRESSIONSYSTEM FILED SEPARATELY WI$15,000
2024-03-04Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW GAS VALVES AND COMMERCIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT AT 1ST FLOOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCU$20,000
2024-02-21311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2023-10-02Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASS
2023-10-02Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING to THE WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICA; U.S. BANK NA; SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC; L
2023-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING to THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; WASHIN
2023-08-09FDNY inspection (ALT)
2023-08-03Deed — from CHEN, MARTIN; LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, YING YING to CHEN, MARTIN; LIN, JIAN FEN
2023-08-03Mortgage $1,235,000 — from LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, MARTIN to FLUSHING BANK$1,235,000
2023-08-03AL&R $1,235,000 — from CHEN, MARTIN; LIN, JIAN FEN to FLUSHING BANK$1,235,000
2023-07-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-07-14Certificate of occupancy Final
2023-07-14Certificate of occupancy Final
2023-05-16Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2016-01-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2015
2015-06-30Deed — from CHEN, JOE; LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, YING YING to CHEN, MARTIN; LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE
2014
2014-12-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-12-02311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-02-06311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2013
2013-03-01Deed — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING; LIN, JIAN FEN to CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING; LIN, JIAN FEN
2010
2010-05-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-05-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2009
2009-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-05-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-03Deed $42,500 — from CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE to LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING$42,500
2008-09-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT FRONT OF CONSTRUCTION SITE APPROX. 47' SUPPORTING PIPE SCAFFOLD W/O PERMIT. REMEDY: STOP WORK ON$1,600
2008-09-08DOB violation C:
2008-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-05-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-05-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-11-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-12DOB violation C:
2007-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-09-27DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-27DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-16ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE SIDES OF EXCAVATION CARRIED TO A DEPTH GREATER THAN 5! NOTED: EXCAVATION ONGOING AT REAR YARD OF$1,000
2007-07-16ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT,FOR OVERHEAD PROTECTION MADE UP OF 2"X 4" & PLYWOOD ATTACHED TO BRICK BLDG AT 1ST FLOOR LEVEL.REMEDY:OBTAIN A PE
2007-07-16DOB violation C: FAILURE TO PROVIDE 3'6" GUARD RAIL/SOLID ENCLOSURE AROUND OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE SIDES OF EXCAVATION,AT REAR YARD FOR WORK ON-GOIN
2007-07-16DOB violation C: STRUCTURAL PLANS NOT ADEQUATE,PLAN ARE NOT COMPLETE & OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE ENTIRE NATURE OF FOUNDATION WORK.APP#302
2007-07-16DOB violation C: FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED LOT LINE FENCE FOR WORK ONGOING UNDER APP# 302340517,AT TIME OF INSPECTION 2 MEN WORKING AT REAR FOR FO
2007-07-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-06-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-05-08ZONE — from CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE
2007-05-08CERT — from FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPAN
2007-04-24Job filed: PROPOSE STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND FOOTING IN CONJUNCTION TO JOB # 302275295. NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2006
2006-12-20Job filed: A1$100,000
2006-12-18Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, ZHI R; CHEN, ZHI H; CHEN, RUIN F; CHEN, ZHI M; CHEN-LIN, JIAN F; CHEN WU, HUI J to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP INC
2006-10-26PAT — from CHEN, RUI FANG to CHEN, ZHI HONG