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135-17 38 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4049740058 · 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 executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-10.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$68,100 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 (1983)
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)STEVEN LEE
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$864,000 $388,800
2026$1,009,000 $454,050
2027$1,211,000 $544,950

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Teazzi Tea ShopCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 550 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

135-17 38 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

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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
8
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800011
201900112
202051118
202100516
202201315
202300134
202401113
202500123
202600011
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-01Boiler inspection
2025-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-03Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-01Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-03Boiler inspection
2025-09-04Restaurant inspection: TEAZZI TEA SHOP — grade A
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-22Boiler inspection
2024-07-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-14Boiler inspection
2023-10-10Restaurant inspection: TEAZZI TEA SHOP — grade A
2023-02-15Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-21Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2021-11-20Boiler inspection
2021-11-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-14HPD 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
2021-04-14HPD 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
2021-03-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2020
2020-11-24Boiler inspection
2020-11-20Job filed: Filing Plumbing work to Add (3) new sinks, (1) 3 Comp. sink and replace (2) existing plumbing fixtures. No change in use, egress and occupancy. OT wor$8,400
2020-08-18Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-08-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-06-29Job filed: Filing Plumbing work to Add (3) new sinks, (1) 3 Comp. sink and replace (2) existing plumbing fixtures. No change in use, egress and occupancy. OT wor$8,400
2020-06-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON EXISTING STORE ON THE GROUND LEVEL AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$51,300
2020-02-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-02-11311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019
2019-10-09Boiler inspection
2019-01-06311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018
2018-11-15Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-21Boiler inspection
2016
2016-05-22311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2016-05-05311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2016-03-20311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2016-02-24311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2015
2015-12-15Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2015-12-15311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2015-05-01311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2015-04-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-24311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2015-03-24311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2013
2013-02-28311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2013-02-20311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2011
2011-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-06311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2010-12-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-04-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LIGHT BULB AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO BLDG 50 WATTS.

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