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53-16 108 Street · Queens · BBL 4019440137 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

Open HPD violations13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-07.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Graffiti (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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)RICH 108 LLC
Head officerDAVID LAU
Managing agentRICH 108 LLC
Last registered2025-12-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$928,000 $55,680
2026$1,018,000 $61,080
2027$945,000 $56,700

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Double Chinese RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 108 St / Corona Av — Q23 · 500 ft
Citi BikeMartense Ave & 108 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 014 Fairview
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

53-16 108 Street

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

2 311 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: $499,000 on 2012-07-19 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-19Deed $1,300,000 — from GAO, XIUJIN; LIU, QUN to LAKE COUNTRY LLC; RICH 108 LLC $1,300,000
2017-01-17Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $650,000
2012-07-19AL&R $499,000 — from LIU, QUN; GAO, XIUJIN to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2012-07-19Mortgage $499,000 — from GAO, XIUJIN; LIU, QUN to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2012-07-19Deed $825,000 — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to LIU, QUN; GAO, XIUJIN $825,000
2006-09-19Mortgage $400,000 — from CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2006-09-19AL&R $400,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE $400,000
2002-10-09Mortgage $250,000 — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to AMERASIA BANK $250,000
1989-08-01Mortgage $219,000 — from CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $219,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712418
201800011
201901012
202000011
20210280129
202201012
202301012
202401023
202502013
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2025-12-11Restaurant inspection: DOUBLE CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-11-25HPD 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

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-11Restaurant inspection: DOUBLE CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-11-25HPD 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
2025-02-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-06-02311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2024-05-01Restaurant inspection: DOUBLE CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-04-18Restaurant inspection: DOUBLE CHINESE RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2023
2023-11-29HPD 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
2023-09-28Boiler inspection
2022
2022-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-04-13Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2044 ADM CODE - REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2021-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES LIGHT FIXTURE AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2021-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE NORTH BASE CABINET DOORS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2021-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET WITH WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1s
2021-12-28HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2021-12-28HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2021-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1s
2021-12-28HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGH OUT IN THE ENTIR
2021-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APAR
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2021-12-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-12-24311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-12-24311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-12-24311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-12-24311: GENERAL — CABINET
2021-12-24311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2021-12-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-12-24311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-12-24311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-10-08Boiler inspection
2021-09-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-08-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-03-27311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020
2020-07-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-05-16Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-05Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-24Boiler inspection
2017-07-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 5A,6A,15,19B,36B,38,48A,50,50A,50B,50C,50D. 50-WATER FEED DIRECT INTOCAST IRON BOILER; 50A-CHECK VALVE MISSING ON FEED; 50B-CHIMN
2017-06-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2017-06-22311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2017-03-08TL&R — from LIU, QUN; GAO, XIUJIN to CATHAY BANK
2017-03-08Mortgage satisfied — from LIU, QUN; GAO, XIUJIN to CATHAY BANK
2017-01-19Deed $1,300,000 — from GAO, XIUJIN; LIU, QUN to LAKE COUNTRY LLC; RICH 108 LLC$1,300,000
2017-01-17Sold for $1,300,000$1,300,000
2016
2016-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT WINDOW, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2016-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS PANE TOP SASH,(NO ER) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2016-03-03Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2016-03-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-03-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2016-03-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2016-03-03311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2016-03-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-02-25Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-02-25Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-02-25311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-02-25311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-02-14Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-14311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015
2015-12-14Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2015-12-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-12-14311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2015-12-14311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-11-15311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2015-08-28HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK AT PUBLIC HALL, 1 STORY
2015-08-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2015-08-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2015-08-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2015-08-02311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2015-08-02311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2015-07-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-07-19311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-04-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-04-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-04-10311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2015-04-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-04-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-04-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-04-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-12-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-09-21311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2014-07-16311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-07-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-07-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-06-18311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012
2012-08-22TL&R — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2012-08-22Mortgage satisfied — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2012-07-19AL&R $499,000 — from LIU, QUN; GAO, XIUJIN to CATHAY BANK$499,000
2012-07-19Mortgage $499,000 — from GAO, XIUJIN; LIU, QUN to CATHAY BANK$499,000
2012-07-19Deed $825,000 — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to LIU, QUN; GAO, XIUJIN$825,000
2012-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-25311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-02-25311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-10-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-08-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2010-07-05311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2010-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2009
2009-04-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-11-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-23DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ALT 2 402427664(MODINE) SPACE HEATER(MALTED) TO 1ST FOR RESTAURANT CEILING $1,000
2008-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-26DOB violation C:
2007
2007-05-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-05-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-10-20TL&R — from AMERASIA BANK to CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY
2006-10-20Mortgage satisfied — from CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE to AMERASIA BANK
2006-09-19Mortgage $400,000 — from CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$400,000
2006-09-19AL&R $400,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE$400,000
2006-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-07-27Job filed: TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT.FIRE SUPRESSION WILL FILE UNDER SEPERATE APPLICATION NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$13,000
2006-07-25Job filed: MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRES S OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-12-19Mortgage satisfied — from CHENG, STANLEY (ETAL) to LONG ISLAND SVGS BANK
2002-10-09Mortgage assigned — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to AMERASIA BANK
2002-10-09Mortgage $250,000 — from CHENG, ELAINE; CHENG, STANLEY to AMERASIA BANK$250,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-11-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1989-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1989-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1989-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1989-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1989-08-01Deed — from LOMBARDO, SALVATOREJ to CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE
1989-08-01Mortgage $219,000 — from CHENG, STANLEY; CHENG, ELAINE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK$219,000
1987
1987-10-01Deed — from MAURO, NORA to LOMBARDO, SALVATORE
1985
1985-01-15Deed — from MAURO, FRANK P (EX/OF) to MAURO, NORA

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