The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-29.
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1926)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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)
CHEE BROTHERS, LLC
Head officer
JOHN CHEE
Managing agent
N/A
Last registered
2025-07-02
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
$1,102,800
$496,260
2026
$1,323,000
$595,350
2027
$1,235,000
$555,750
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
20 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
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.
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 N/A —
414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10.
See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $680,000 on
2013-02-14 (lender: Cathay 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
2013-02-14
AL&R $680,000 — from CHEE BROTHERS, LLC to CATHAY BANK
$680,000
2013-02-14
Mortgage $680,000 — from CHEE BROTHERS, LLC to CATHAY BANK
$680,000
2013-02-14
Deed $1,139,000 — from JARM & ASSOCIATES LLC to CHEE BROTHERS LLC
$1,139,000
2007-02-13
AL&R $712,500 — from JARM & ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.
$712,500
2007-02-13
Mortgage $712,500 — from JARM & ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.
$712,500
2007-02-13
Deed $950,000 — from BIESTY, PATRICK J; BIESTY, ROSE to JARM & ASSOCIATES, LLC
$950,000
1987-06-08
Mortgage $35,000 — from BIESTY, PATRICK J; BIESTY, ROSE to NY TEAM FEDERAL CREDIT U
$35,000
Ten-year activity
530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
5
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
1
2018
0
3
1
4
2019
0
2
1
3
2020
0
3
0
3
2021
0
1
1
2
2022
0
3
1
4
2023
2
1
2
5
2024
0
3
1
4
2025
0
1
1
2
2026
0
0
1
1
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2024-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-22HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-06-18Boiler inspection
2021-03-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT
2020-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-11-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019
2019-11-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-08-09311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-04-01Boiler inspection
2018
2018-11-17311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2018-11-17311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2018-08-31311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Large (HQL)
2018-07-13Boiler inspection
2017
2017-08-31Boiler inspection
2016
2016-10-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015
2015-10-07HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2007-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from BIESTY, ROSE; BIESTY, PATRICK J to NY TEAM FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2007-02-13AL&R $712,500 — from JARM & ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.$712,500
2007-02-13Mortgage $712,500 — from JARM & ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.$712,500
2007-02-13Deed $950,000 — from BIESTY, PATRICK J; BIESTY, ROSE to JARM & ASSOCIATES, LLC$950,000
2004
2004-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-01Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FILED TO OBTAIN BOILER SIGN-OFF. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANNCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2003-10-01Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FILED TO OBTAIN BOILER SIGN-OFF. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANNCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2001
2001-10-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-10-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-04-27Job filed: PLAN HEREWITH SUBMITTED TO REVERT BACKTO ORIGINAL OCCUPANCY OF 6 FAMIL S.ALSO OBTAIN A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUP ANCY FOR 6 FAMILIES.NO WORK EXCEPT $100
2001-04-27Job filed: PLAN HEREWITH SUBMITTED TO REVERT BACKTO ORIGINAL OCCUPANCY OF 6 FAMIL S.ALSO OBTAIN A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUP ANCY FOR 6 FAMILIES.NO WORK EXCEPT $100
1987
1987-09-11Mortgage satisfied — from 2017 70 ST REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK
1987-06-08Mortgage $35,000 — from BIESTY, PATRICK J; BIESTY, ROSE to NY TEAM FEDERAL CREDIT U$35,000
1977
1977-05-06Deed — from 2017 70TH ST REALTY CORP; 2017-70TH ST REALTY CORP to BIESTY PATRICK J; BIESTY ROSE
1977-05-03Deed — from BRUSTEIN JACK; BRUSTEIN BELLA to 2017 70TH ST REALTY CORP
1977-05-03Mortgage — from 2017 70TH ST REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK