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37-04 Prince Street · Queens · BBL 4049720040 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations8 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-12-02.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$178,572 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (2006)
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)TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC
Head officerLIN JIN
Managing agentLIN JIN
Last registered2018-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,140,000 $513,000
2026$1,060,000 $477,000
2027$1,072,000 $482,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chongqing Lao ZaoChineseA—
Laozao HotpotChineseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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.

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / 38 Av — Q12 · 600 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne
Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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

37-04 Prince 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

5 311 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: $19,158 on 2017-02-15 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-02-15AL&R $1,180,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,180,000
2017-02-15Agreement $1,180,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,180,000
2017-02-15Mortgage $19,158 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to FLUSHING BANK $19,158
2008-03-06AL&R $1,400,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $1,400,000
2008-03-06Mortgage $1,400,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $1,400,000
2008-03-06Deed $2,369,575 — from PRINCE 8881, LLC to TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC $2,369,575

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
13
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310509
2018711009
201901030013
2020051006
2021025007
2022026008
2023053019
2024012025
2025013004
2026003025
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-09-10Eviction executed
2026-06-23Restaurant inspection: LAOZAO HOTPOT — grade N
2026-04-30Restaurant inspection: CHONGQING LAO ZAO — grade A
2026-03-21311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
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
2025-10-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-09-10Eviction executed
2026-06-23Restaurant inspection: LAOZAO HOTPOT — grade N
2026-04-30Restaurant inspection: CHONGQING LAO ZAO — grade A
2026-03-21311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2025
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
2025-10-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-10-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-25311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024
2024-12-07Restaurant inspection: CHONGQING LAO ZAO — grade A
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-10-29Boiler inspection
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-05-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
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
2023-07-22311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20Restaurant inspection: CHONGQING LAO ZAO — grade A
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-11-18HPD 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
2022-07-11311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-06-28311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2022-05-02FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2022-05-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2022-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-20311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2022-03-18HPD 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
2021
2021-10-08311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2021-10-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021-09-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-08-29311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2021-04-22HPD 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
2021-03-04DOB violation E:
2021-03-04DOB violation E:
2020
2020-07-25DOB violation E:
2020-07-25DOB violation E:
2020-02-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2020-01-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND 1 WEIL MCLAIN CGA-25 52,000BTU GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER NOT REGISTERED. REGISTER BOILER$3,125
2020-01-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND 1 SLANT FIN SE 245 245,000BTU GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER NOT REGISTERED., MAINTAIN BOILER; REGISTER BOILER.$3,125
2020-01-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND 1 WEIL MCLAIN CGA 25 52,000BTU GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER NOT REGISTERED., MAINTAIN BOILER; REGISTER BOILER.$3,125
2019
2019-12-03311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2019-12-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER CLASS 2(B 265) 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS SUBMIT A CURRENT BO-9 REPORT$3,125
2019-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-09-15311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Small (HQS)
2019-04-05DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST
2019-04-05DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST
2019-02-11DOB violation E:
2019-02-11DOB violation E:
2018
2018-12-27DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN ILLUMINATED SIGN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY$5,000
2018-12-01Job filed: CONSTRUCTION FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 RENOVATION 421682646. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2018-11-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-01HPD 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
2018-10-31Job filed: FACADE RENOVATION OF EX. STORE AT 001 FL AND 002 FL WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLAN FILLED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF$30,000
2018-10-31Job filed: FACADE RENOVATION OF EX. STORE AT 001 FL AND 002 FL WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLAN FILLED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF$30,000
2018-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-02-05Job filed: MODIFICATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORK INCLUDE BUILD NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS ON CELLAR, 1ST FLOOR, AND MEZZANINE. INSTALL NEW MECHANICAL SYST$40,992
2017
2017-12-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-25Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING FLOORING FROM CELLAR TO MEZZANINE. REMOVE CONVENIENCE STAIR FROM 1ST FLOOR TO CELLAR. REMOVE EXISTING BATHROOM IN 1ST FLOOR.REMOVE EXI$35,790
2017-08-25Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING FLOORING FROM CELLAR TO MEZZANINE. REMOVE CONVENIENCE STAIR FROM 1ST FLOOR TO CELLAR. REMOVE EXISTING BATHROOM IN 1ST FLOOR.REMOVE EXI$35,790
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-15AL&R $1,180,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to FLUSHING BANK$1,180,000
2017-02-15Agreement $1,180,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to FLUSHING BANK$1,180,000
2017-02-15Mortgage $19,158 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to FLUSHING BANK$19,158
2017-02-15Mortgage assigned — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK to FLUSHING BANK
2017-02-15TL&R — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK to TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC
2016
2016-12-02HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG
2016-11-01311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2016-07-28311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2016-05-17HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE PLACE WITHIN THE BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF WASTE RECEPTACLES AND DISINFECT SAME REGULARLY.
2016-05-17HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL
2016-05-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-05-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-05-12311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2015
2015-10-02311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2015-08-25311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2015-08-23311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2015-03-12311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2015-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-09-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-12-10Mortgage assigned — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK
2012-08-20TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2012-02-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-11-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-11-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-10-11DOB violation E:
2011-10-11DOB violation E:
2011-08-25311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2011-07-05311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2011-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-03SAGE — from CHINA MOON LLC
2010
2010-10-08DOB violation VCAT1:
2010-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
2010-01-11DOB violation E:
2010-01-11DOB violation E:
2009
2009-04-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-10-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-08-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-09Job filed: NEW BOILER IN THE ROOF PENTHOUSE. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$10,000
2008-07-09Job filed: NEW BOILER IN THE ROOF PENTHOUSE. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$10,000
2008-07-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPWORK IN PROGRESS UNDER ALT2#410002376 AMENDED APPROVED PLANS$500
2008-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-06AL&R $1,400,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.$1,400,000
2008-03-06Mortgage $1,400,000 — from TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.$1,400,000
2008-03-06Deed $2,369,575 — from PRINCE 8881, LLC to TIGER CREATION DEVELOPMENT LLC$2,369,575
2008-01-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-10-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-09-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-09-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-09-17Job filed: General construction in existing retail space connected to adjacent restaurant @ 133-50 37th Ave. New storefront, plumbing and partitions. No change i$27,000
2005
2005-08-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-30Permit NB — ISSUED
2005-06-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-03-31Permit NB — ISSUED
2005-01-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004
2004-08-03Job filed: Mechanical application filed herewith in conjunction with new building application# 401812678. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$200
2004-08-03Job filed: Mechanical application filed herewith in conjunction with new building application# 401812678. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$200
2004-07-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-07-27Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2004-01-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-01-28Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-01-22Job filed: NB
2004-01-22Job filed: NB
2004-01-22Job filed: NB

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