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135-20 37 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4049740019 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8. 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 violations17 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-02.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$86,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1982)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)KIN STAR INC
Head officerYI-PING HUANG
Managing agentKIN STAR INC
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,026,000 $461,700
2026$1,231,000 $553,950
2027$1,477,000 $664,650

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wuxian TeaCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / 38 Av — Q12 · 350 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

135-20 37 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

3 311 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: $950,000 on 2006-11-02 (lender: Asia Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-30Agreement $812,147 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to KIN STAR INC. $812,147
2013-06-25MERG $200,000 — from TUNG , JACKLYN Y.C. to HUANG , YI PING; HUANG , CHIEN-JEN $200,000
2013-06-20RPTT&RET $244,318 — from LIN , HSIU-HSING; LIN , YUEH-O LI to HUANG , CHIEN-JEN; HUANG , YI PING $244,318
2006-11-02Mortgage $950,000 — from KIN STAR INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $950,000
2006-11-02AL&R $950,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to KIN STAR INC. $950,000
1982-05-11Mortgage $150,000 — from LEE, DAVID S.H.; LEE, RUTH H.W. to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBK. $150,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018002215
2019011013
2020700007
2021204006
2022113005
2023212005
2024411006
20252340110
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-10-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-06Restaurant inspection: WUXIAN TEA — grade A
2025-04-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$8,000
2025-04-02Job filed: FILE PL WORKTYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#$5,000
2025-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-01-17Eviction executed (2A)
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-27Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-11-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-11-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$8,000
2024-11-17Job filed: FILE PL WORKTYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#$5,000
2024-05-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-05-16Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AT 1ST FLOOR STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,000
2023-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-08-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER. PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2022-08-10311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2022-04-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-03HPD 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
2021-12-22Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-10-13311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-06-26311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-06-15311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021-05-04Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER. PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2021-04-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-12-17Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2020-08-12Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER. PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2020-02-24Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-02-18Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2020-02-18Job filed: INSTALL BOILER IN CELLAR. BOILER WORK AS PER PLAN. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLUMBING JOB# Q00290778. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2020-02-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER. PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2019
2019-11-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-08-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-03-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2018
2018-10-22311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-10-22HPD 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
2018-08-13TL&R — from CATHAY BANK, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST; BY MERGER TO ASIA BANK, N.A. to KIN STAR INC.
2018-08-13Mortgage satisfied — from KIN STAR INC. to BY MERGER TO ASIA BANK, N.A.; CATHAY BANK, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST
2018-03-05Boiler inspection — defects found
2017
2017-01-12Boiler inspection
2016
2016-08-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER CEILING.. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR WHICH IS MISSING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, APARTM
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AND MILDEW CEILING. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE VESTIBULE AT PUB
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2016-06-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES BATHTUB AND SHOWER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STO
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
2016-06-24HPD class A: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BO
2016-06-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-06-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-05-10311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-04-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-02-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015
2015-10-15HPD 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
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-25HPD 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
2014
2014-10-08311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014-08-07311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013
2013-12-16311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013-08-30Agreement $812,147 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to KIN STAR INC.$812,147
2013-06-25MERG $200,000 — from TUNG , JACKLYN Y.C. to HUANG , YI PING; HUANG , CHIEN-JEN$200,000
2013-06-20RPTT&RET $244,318 — from LIN , HSIU-HSING; LIN , YUEH-O LI to HUANG , CHIEN-JEN; HUANG , YI PING$244,318
2013-02-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO NYC BUILDINGS DEPT COFO#Q197862 INDICATES PREMISES 1ST FLR STORE & 1-DWELLING WITH 2-HAB.TABLE ROOMS,2ND FLR$2,400
2013-02-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT APT #1A ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WITH VERTICAL DOOR AND TRIM;CREATING ADDITION BEDROOM. RE
2012
2012-11-07311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2012-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-07-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2011-05-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-05-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010
2010-09-25311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2010-08-14311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2009-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-11-02Mortgage $950,000 — from KIN STAR INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.$950,000
2006-11-02AL&R $950,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to KIN STAR INC.$950,000
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-29Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, DAVID (ETAL) to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK
2000
2000-12-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49A-INSTALL CHECK VALVE (BACK FLOW PREVENTER)ON WATER FEED LINE TO BOILER.$350
2000-11-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-04-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2098 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-04-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1990-04-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY NIGHT INSP
1988
1988-06-29Deed — from LEE, SUSAN to LEE, HONG TE; LEE, SUSAN; LEE, HONG CHU
1983
1983-08-19Deed — from LEE, DAVID S.H.; LEE, RUTH H.W. to LEE, SUSAN
1982
1982-10-27DECL — from HUANG, THOMAS J.; HUANG, ALICE; BULL HEAD BRD TR COLTD; HAW-LAY I CONST. INC
1982-05-11Deed — from HAW-LAY I CONSTRUCT/INC to LEE, RUTH H.W.; LEE, DAVID S.H.
1982-05-11Mortgage $150,000 — from LEE, DAVID S.H.; LEE, RUTH H.W. to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBK.$150,000
1982-03-16EASE — from HAW-LAY I CONST.,INC to BULL HEAD BR/TR/CO.LTD
1982-01-22STP — from HAW LAY #1 CONSTR.INC.

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