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136-85 41 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4050190084 · 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 11355, 84% 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

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1984)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)GENTEEL L&B LLC
Head officerYALAN C TENG
Managing agentWILLIAM C TENG
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$818,400 $368,280
2026$956,000 $430,200
2027$1,097,000 $493,650

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
YSL BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice 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.

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: Roosevelt Av / Union St — Q12 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens
Middle: J.H.S. 194 William Carr. 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

136-85 41 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

1 311 service request 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: $499,500 on 2011-02-25 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-02-25Deed $1,280,000 — from 136-85 41ST AVENUE LLC to GENTEEL L&B, LLC $1,280,000
2011-02-25Mortgage $499,500 — from GENTEEL L&B, LLC to CATHAY BANK $499,500
2011-02-25AL&R $499,500 — from GENTEEL L&B, LLC to CATHAY BANK $499,500
1988-05-12Mortgage $350,000 — from KIM, CHIE JA; KIM, SUNG UK to ASTORIA FED S&L ASN $350,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015006
2018121015
2019010001
2020022015
2021004217
2022002013
2023012025
2024001034
2025002024
2026002046
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-19Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY — grade A
2026-07-07Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY
2026-06-17Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY
2026-06-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-10Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-19Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY — grade A
2026-07-07Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY
2026-06-17Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY
2026-06-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-10Boiler inspection
2025
2025-08-04311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-07-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-05-08Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY — grade B · mice evidence
2025-02-12Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-24Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY
2024-08-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-12Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY — grade B · mice evidence
2024-03-13Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-21Restaurant inspection: YSL BAKERY · mice evidence
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-11Boiler 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
2022-07-15311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-01-06Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-09Mortgage satisfied — from GENTEEL L&B, LLC to CATHAY BANK
2021-06-09TL&R — from GENTEEL L&B, LLC to CATHAY BANK
2021-03-23Boiler inspection
2021-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-08-12311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2020-08-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: NEED FIRE DAMPER & FIXED LOUVER,CLN OUT ON FLUE MISSING,INSULATE PIPES,SEAL DOOR,NO ACCESS FOR TERMINATION OF COMB.AIR & CHIMNEY$625
2020-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-20Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2018
2018-11-20Boiler inspection
2018-10-30HPD 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
2018-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-09-02HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT STREET ENTRANCE METAL DOOR TO BUILDING
2017-09-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-08-31Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2017-08-31311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2017-07-03311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-04-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2013
2013-08-20311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013-04-25311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-01-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-01-13311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2011
2011-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-03-22Mortgage satisfied — from KIM, CHIE JA; KIM, SUNG UK to KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW YORK
2011-03-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-02-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-25Deed $1,280,000 — from 136-85 41ST AVENUE LLC to GENTEEL L&B, LLC$1,280,000
2011-02-25Mortgage $499,500 — from GENTEEL L&B, LLC to CATHAY BANK$499,500
2011-02-25AL&R $499,500 — from GENTEEL L&B, LLC to CATHAY BANK$499,500
2011-01-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-01-06Job filed: A2$51,000
2011-01-06Job filed: A2$51,000
2011-01-06Job filed: A2$51,000
2010
2010-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2006
2006-10-14ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O PERMIT: NOTE AT 3RD FL INSTALLED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS, ENTRY DOORS, WATER & WASTE LINES FOR 3PC BATHRMS, GAS LINES FOR
2006-10-14ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C OF O #196745 WHICH INDICATES LEGAL 3 FAM FLS 1,2,3 W/ 2ND FL APT, 3RD FL APT (EACH CLASS "A" DWELLING) CON
2006-06-27ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES. DOB RECORDS COQ#196745 INDICATES P
2006-06-27ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:AT 3RD FL REAR PREMISES INSTALLED WATER & WASTE LINES FOR RESIDENTIAL SINK & INSTALLED GAS LINE FOR G
2006-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2006-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2006-06-24ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C OF O. DOB RECORDS COQ #196745 INDICATES PREMISES TO BE 3 FAMILY W/ STORE 11ST, 2ND, 3RD FL. ILLEGAL OCCUPA
2006-06-24ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED:AT CELLAR LEVEL REAR PREMISES.INSTALLED WATER & WASTE LINES FOR A 3 PC BATHROOM(TOILET,SINK,TUB)& RE
2006-06-24ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAT THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES. DOB RECORDS COQ# 196745 INDICATES
2006-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-08-23Deed — from KIM, CHIE JA; KIM, SUNG UK to 136-85 41ST AVENUE LLC
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-02-18Agreement — from KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW YORK to KIM, CHIE JA; LIM, SUNG UK
1994-02-18Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW YORK
1988
1988-05-17Mortgage satisfied — from MADISON PLAZA HOMES,INC to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN
1988-05-12Mortgage $350,000 — from KIM, CHIE JA; KIM, SUNG UK to ASTORIA FED S&L ASN$350,000
1981
1981-08-28Deed — from MADISON PLAZA HOMES INC to SUNG UK KIM; CHIC JA KIM
1971
1971-06-03Deed — from WILNER JOAN G; GERTZ DIANA R (AS TR); GERTZ, STANLEY S; GERTZ LOUIS (TRS OF); GERTZ, JOAN; to 92-30 UNION HALL REALTY CORP; 92-30 UNION HALL REALTY CORP
1971-06-03Deed — from WILNER JOAN G; GERTZ DIANA R (AS TR); GERTZ, STANLEY S; GERTZ LOUIS (TRS OF); GERTZ, JOAN; to 92-30 UNION HALL REALTY CORP; 92-30 UNION HALL REALTY CORP
1971-06-03Deed — from 92-30 UNION HALL REALTY CORP to STANLEY GERTZ (SUCC TR); TOBA G BUXBAUM (SUCC TR); LINDA R ROBERTS (TR); JOAN G WILNER ET

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