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111-17 Roosevelt Avenue · Queens · BBL 4017840126 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11368, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$166,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1990)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)Family Chen I Real Estate LLC
Head officerFamei Chen
Managing agentFamei Chen
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,517,000 $91,020
2026$1,811,000 $108,660
2027$1,953,000 $117,180

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ac BentoJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · 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.

1 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

Subway111 St — 7 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 108 St / Roosevelt Av — Q23 · 1,050 ft
Citi Bike111 St & Roosevelt Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong
Middle: I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci. 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

111-17 Roosevelt Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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: $1,137,000 on 2025-07-03 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-03AL&R $1,137,000 — from FAMILY CHEN I REAL ESTATE LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,137,000
2025-07-03Mortgage $1,137,000 — from FAMILY CHEN I REAL ESTATE LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,137,000
2025-07-03Deed $1,750,000 — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, JUI-CHIN; HWANG, JUI CHIN to FAMILY CHEN I REAL ESTATE LLC $1,750,000
2025-06-02Sold for $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $875,000
1998-08-17Mortgage $6,225 — from HWANG, JUI-CHIN; HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL to CHINATRUST BANK (USA) $6,225
1992-02-06Mortgage $270,000 — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL; HUANG, JUI-CHIN to GRAND PACIFIC FIN CORP $270,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
2024
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2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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20190100010
202002002
202102002
202203003
202302002
202405005
2025615012
202603025
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-07Restaurant inspection: AC BENTO — grade A
2026-07-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-06-09Restaurant inspection: AC BENTO · mice evidence
2026-05-07HPD 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
2025-12-02Job filed: PLUMBING AND GAS WORK FOR RESTAURANT @1ST. FLOOR. INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUTOFF VALVE . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-07Restaurant inspection: AC BENTO — grade A
2026-07-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-06-09Restaurant inspection: AC BENTO · mice evidence
2026-05-07HPD 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
2025
2025-12-02Job filed: PLUMBING AND GAS WORK FOR RESTAURANT @1ST. FLOOR. INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUTOFF VALVE . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$48,100
2025-08-04Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-08-01Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2025-08-01Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-07-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EXISTING STORE @ 1ST. FLOOR. INSTALL NEW COMMERICAL KITCHEN HOOD AND RELATED DUCTS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$70,000
2025-07-29Job filed: PLUMBING AND GAS WORK FOR RESTAURANT @1ST. FLOOR. INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUTOFF VALVE . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$48,100
2025-07-03AL&R $1,137,000 — from FAMILY CHEN I REAL ESTATE LLC to CATHAY BANK$1,137,000
2025-07-03Mortgage $1,137,000 — from FAMILY CHEN I REAL ESTATE LLC to CATHAY BANK$1,137,000
2025-07-03Deed $1,750,000 — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, JUI-CHIN; HWANG, JUI CHIN to FAMILY CHEN I REAL ESTATE LLC$1,750,000
2025-07-03PAT — from HWANG, JUI-CHIN; HWANG, JUI CHIN to HWANG, TONY TAI YEH
2025-06-02Sold for $1,750,000$1,750,000
2025-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-08-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-16HPD 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
2024-03-11311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-03-08311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2024-01-19311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023
2023-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-29HPD 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
2022-08-26311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-04-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-03-08HPD 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
2021
2021-07-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-04-16HPD 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
2020
2020-10-30311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2020-08-23311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2019
2019-11-27311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2019-11-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2019-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-14311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-02-14311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-02-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2019-02-14Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-02-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2019-02-14Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2015
2015-04-03311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2013
2013-04-08311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2013-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2013-03-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: ERECTED A BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN FOR "PIZZERIA RISTORANTE" APPROX 12' X 4'. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT OR RE$800
2012
2012-12-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2011
2011-05-11311: Drinking — In Public
2010
2010-10-18311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2010-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2010-10-13311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2010-10-13DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-14311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2007
2007-09-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OR INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY W/ RS-16. P.V.C PIPING INSTALLED IN COMMERCIAL BLDG. $400
2007-09-01DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-10-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2005-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
2005-08-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-08-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: AT REAR OF PREMISES IN PROGRESS FOUNDAT-ION FOOTING & REBAR WORK IN EXCAVATION TRENCH FOR NEW EXCAVA$250
2005-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
2005-06-03Mortgage satisfied — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, JUI-CHIN to GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CORP.
2005-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2005-02-02Job filed: VERTICAL EXTENSION ON THE EXISTING 2 STORY MIXED BUILDING.$50,000
2004
2004-05-24TL&R — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, JUI-CHIN to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.)
2004-01-15DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2003-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-23DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-12-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-02Job filed: Install fire suppression system in kitchen. Nochange in use,egress and occupancy.$2,200
2002-04-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-05Job filed: Renovate existing store for fast food establishment and install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy $11,000
2002-03-05Job filed: Renovate existing store for fast food establishment and install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy $11,000
2002-03-05Job filed: Renovate existing store for fast food establishment and install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy $11,000
2001
2001-04-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-04-30Job filed: Re-filing of pre-BIS application #:NB 1373/88. No work will be done. New Certificate of Occupancy is needed.$100
2001-04-30Job filed: Re-filing of pre-BIS application #:NB 1373/88. No work will be done. New Certificate of Occupancy is needed.$100
2001-04-30Job filed: Re-filing of pre-BIS application #:NB 1373/88. No work will be done. New Certificate of Occupancy is needed.$100
2001-03-07DOB violation C:
2000
2000-09-15DOB violation C:
2000-09-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED HAVING ERECTED A WOODEN STRUCTURE ON REAR OF BUILDING:STRUCTURE IS APPROX 5X1048 REMEDY:OBTAIN A
2000-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-07-01DOB complaint, category ?
1999-04-03ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. HAZARDOUS. ERECTED A WOODEN STORAGE BLDG. AT REAR OF LOT. 8'X 24'X 8'L. ALSO WOODEN ROOF STRUCTURE APPROX$800
1998
1998-08-17REL — from GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CORP to HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, JUI-CHIN; HWANG, TONY
1998-08-17Mortgage assigned — from HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, TONY; HWANG, JUI-HWANG to CHINATRUST BANK (USA)
1998-08-17Agreement — from CHINATRUST BANK (USA) to HWANG, CAROL; HWANG, TONY; HWANG, JUI-CHIN
1998-08-17Mortgage $6,225 — from HWANG, JUI-CHIN; HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL to CHINATRUST BANK (USA)$6,225
1998-08-17Mortgage assigned — from GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CORP to CHINATRUST BANK (USA)
1998-08-17PAT — from HWANG, JUI CHIN to HWANG, CAROL
1995
1995-12-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-02-06Mortgage assigned — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, JUI-CHIN to GRAND PACIFIC FIN CORP
1992-02-06Mortgage $270,000 — from HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL; HUANG, JUI-CHIN to GRAND PACIFIC FIN CORP$270,000
1992-02-06Deed — from 111 ROOSEVELT AVE CORP to HWANG, JUI CHIN; HWANG, TONY; HWANG, CAROL
1991
1991-11-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-11-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-11-20Permit EW — ISSUED

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