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18-20 123 Street · Queens · BBL 4041280028 · 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, AEP145.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 486. In ZIP 11356, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · GENERAL (10) · Blocked Driveway (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$257,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
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)QIN JUN SHEN
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$869,000 $52,140
2026$918,000 $55,080
2027$948,000 $56,880

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: College Point Blvd / 18 Av — Q26 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 029 Queens
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

18-20 123 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $400,000 on 2022-04-11 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-11Mortgage $400,000 — from SHEN, QIN JUN to CATHAY BANK $400,000
2022-04-11Deed $880,000 — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC to SHEN, QIN JUN $880,000
2022-03-29Sold for $880,000 $880,000 $440,000
2017-07-13AL&R $490,000 — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK $490,000
2017-07-13Mortgage $490,000 — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK $490,000
2017-07-13Deed $850,000 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA; ANSARI, MOHAMMED to MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. $850,000
2017-06-27Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $425,000
2013-09-26Mortgage $370,000 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA; ANSARI, MOHAMMED to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $370,000
2004-10-12Mortgage $90,000 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to NATIONAL CITY BANK $90,000
2004-02-09Mortgage $413,100 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,FA $413,100
2003-09-11Mortgage $397,845 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SERVICE; FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NY $397,845
2003-09-11Deed $442,050 — from U.S. DEPT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to BEGUM, ROKEYA $442,050
2000-02-02Mortgage $245,150 — from VANEGAS, GUILLERMO; BENITEZ, ALBERTO to ISLAND MORTGAGE NETWORK INC $245,150
1987-11-12Mortgage $145,000 — from DIPIETRANTONIO, ROSA; DIPIETRANTONIO, ANTONIO to PARENTE, THEODORE J $145,000
1984-02-21Mortgage $50,000 — from PARENTE, THEODORE J. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BK $50,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
71
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700178
201800303
20190018018
202001203
202100000
2022430512
202321407
20240269071
202510001
202600000
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The full timeline

2025
2025-04-25Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024
2024-05-08311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2024-03-07City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division   essential service work   urgent heat / hw work  contractor must file ewn wi$16,250
2024-02-21HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2024-02-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-12311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2024-02-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-12Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2024-02-12HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT THE RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2024-02-12HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTME
2024-02-12HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2024-01-31HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT THE RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2024-01-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BUZZER PANNEL AT THE SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2
2024-01-31HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2024-01-31HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st AP
2024-01-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2024-01-30311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-30311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2024-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-30Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2024-01-30Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-26311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-21HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st AP
2024-01-21HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2024-01-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BELL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2024-01-21HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT THE RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2024-01-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STO
2024-01-19311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-19311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-16311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-16311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-16311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-16311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-10HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2024-01-09HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTME
2024-01-09HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st AP
2024-01-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-08311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-08311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-01-08HPD 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
2024-01-08DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-06HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2024-01-06HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY,
2024-01-06HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2024-01-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APART
2024-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023
2023-12-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-12-11311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2023-11-02Job filed: HEREWITH FILE PLUMBING WORK TYPE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$26,500
2023-10-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-20311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2023-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-17Job filed: PROPOSE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$102,000
2022
2022-07-29Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2022-07-25Job filed: HEREWITH FILE PLUMBING WORK TYPE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$26,500
2022-07-05Mortgage satisfied — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK
2022-07-05TL&R — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK
2022-05-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-19DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. RCA. UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED FULL ON GOING INTERIOR DEMOLITION, AND EXCAVATION ON BASEMAN.
2022-05-19Job filed: PROPOSE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$102,000
2022-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-11Mortgage $400,000 — from SHEN, QIN JUN to CATHAY BANK$400,000
2022-04-11Deed $880,000 — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC to SHEN, QIN JUN$880,000
2022-03-29Sold for $880,000$880,000
2020
2020-09-21311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2020-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019
2019-12-23311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2019-12-08311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019-12-02311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019-09-24311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-09-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-09-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-26311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-07-24311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-07-24311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-07-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-07-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-07-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2019-07-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018
2018-12-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-09-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-07-19Mortgage satisfied — from ANSARI, MOHAMMED; BEGUM, ROKEYA to WELLS FARGO BANK NA
2017-07-13AL&R $490,000 — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK$490,000
2017-07-13Mortgage $490,000 — from MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK$490,000
2017-07-13Deed $850,000 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA; ANSARI, MOHAMMED to MEI LONG WEI REALTY INC.$850,000
2017-07-13PAT — from ANSARI, MOHAMMED; ANSARI, MOHAMMED A to ANSARI, MOHAMMED Z
2017-07-13PAT — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to ANSARI, MOHAMMED Z
2017-06-27Sold for $850,000$850,000
2016
2016-11-10311: Curb Condition — Defacement
2013
2013-09-26Mortgage $370,000 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA; ANSARI, MOHAMMED to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$370,000
2013-02-01Mortgage satisfied — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A
2012
2012-05-16Mortgage satisfied — from REGUM, ROKEYA to PNC BANK
2012-02-15Deed — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to BEGUM, ROKEYA; ANSARI, MOHAMMED
2010
2010-12-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2007
2007-05-07Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
2004
2004-10-12Mortgage $90,000 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to NATIONAL CITY BANK$90,000
2004-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NY
2004-02-09PAT — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to ANSARI, ZAHOORUL
2004-02-09Mortgage $413,100 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,FA$413,100
2003
2003-09-11Mortgage $397,845 — from BEGUM, ROKEYA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SERVICE; FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NY$397,845
2003-09-11Mortgage assigned — from BEGUM, ROKEYA; FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2003-09-11Deed $442,050 — from U.S. DEPT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to BEGUM, ROKEYA$442,050
2002
2002-12-24Deed — from HOMESIDE LENDING INC to HUD
2002-03-08Deed — from BENITEZ, ALBERTO (DEF/ETAL); UNGER, SALLY E (REF) to HOMESIDE LENDING, INC
2000
2000-02-02Deed — from DI PIETRANTONIO, ROSA; DI PIETRANTONIO, ANTONIO to BENITEZ, ALBERTO; VANEGAS, GUILLERMO
2000-02-02Mortgage $245,150 — from VANEGAS, GUILLERMO; BENITEZ, ALBERTO to ISLAND MORTGAGE NETWORK INC$245,150
2000-02-02Mortgage assigned — from ISLAND MORTGAGE NETWORK INC to HOMESIDE LENDING INC
1996
1996-05-15Mortgage satisfied — from DIPIETRANTONIO, ANTONIO ETAL to PARENTE, THEODORE J
1987
1987-11-24Mortgage satisfied — from PARENTE, THEODORE J. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BK
1987-11-12Mortgage $145,000 — from DIPIETRANTONIO, ROSA; DIPIETRANTONIO, ANTONIO to PARENTE, THEODORE J$145,000
1987-11-12Deed — from PARENTE, THEODORE J to DIPIETRANTONIO,ANTONIO; DIPIETRANTONIO, ROSA
1984
1984-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, CAROL D. to MARSCHALL ASSOCIATESINC
1984-03-26EASE — from PARENTE, THEODORE J. to DE SANTIS, FRANCIS; QUEENS COUNTY SAV BANK; DE SANTIS, VITO; DE SANTIS, ALDO
1984-02-21Mortgage $50,000 — from PARENTE, THEODORE J. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BK$50,000
1984-02-21Deed — from RISING, THOMAS W. JR.; RISING, CATHERINE A. to PARENTE, THEODORE J.
1982
1982-03-08Deed — from SMITH, CAROL D.; SMITH, EUGENE C. to RISING, THOMAS W.JR.; RISING, CATHERINE A.
1981
1981-06-15Mortgage assigned — from MARSCHALL ASSOCIATES INC to NEW YORK GUARDIAN MORT CORP
1981-05-20Mortgage — from SMITH CAROL D; SMITH EUGENE C to MARSCHALL ASSOC INC; MARSCHALL ASSOCIATES
1981-05-20Deed — from BARINKA ALOIS; BARINKA ANNA to EUGENE C SMITH; CAROL D SMITH

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