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135-29 40 Road · Queens · BBL 4050360145 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · Drug Activity (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,324,000 $595,800
2026$1,329,000 $598,050
2027$1,343,000 $604,350

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Aunt Liu's Private Kitchen INCNot yet graded—
NY Happy Family INCChineseCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roosevelt Av / Main St — Q19 Q63 Q66 · 150 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

135-29 40 Road

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: $30,882 on 1995-11-02 (lender: Asia Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-11-02Mortgage $30,882 — from SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M to ASIA BANK $30,882
1995-11-02Mortgage $150,000 — from SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M to ASIA BANK N.A $150,000
1992-08-07Mortgage $40,806 — from SYE, LAURA M; SYE, FRED LIN to GREAT EASTERN BANK $40,806
1989-06-22Mortgage $100,000 — from SYE, LARUA MAY; SYE, FRED LIN to GREAT EASTERN BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702201519
2018000000
2019003003
2020001001
2021002002
2022001203
2023000011
2024011024
2025020035
20261240310
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-10-10311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2026-10-09311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2026-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-03Job filed: Proposed relocation of the main entrance to a new opening, installation of (2) new doors, and new window assembly in existing wall.
2026-06-25Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC — grade C
2026-05-28Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC
2026-03-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CO# Q000208249. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED, 2ND & 3RD FLOOR HAS A SALON AND MASSAGE
2026-03-07311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-03-07DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-25Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC · mice evidence
2025-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTE AT 3 FLOOR FRONT ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALL TO CREAT 5 MASSAGE ROOMS. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS.
2025-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT UNLICENSED PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT, A PROHIBITED USE PER ZR 12-10 OPERATING IN A C4-

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-10311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2026-10-09311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2026-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-03Job filed: Proposed relocation of the main entrance to a new opening, installation of (2) new doors, and new window assembly in existing wall.$21,000
2026-06-25Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC — grade C
2026-05-28Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC
2026-03-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CO# Q000208249. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED, 2ND & 3RD FLOOR HAS A SALON AND MASSAGE$1,250
2026-03-07311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-03-07DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-11-25Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC · mice evidence
2025-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTE AT 3 FLOOR FRONT ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALL TO CREAT 5 MASSAGE ROOMS. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS.$1,250
2025-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT UNLICENSED PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT, A PROHIBITED USE PER ZR 12-10 OPERATING IN A C4-$1,250
2025-08-25Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC — grade C · mice evidence
2025-04-07Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2024-12-24DOB complaint, category ?
2024-08-08Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC — grade P
2024-08-01Restaurant inspection: NY HAPPY FAMILY INC
2023
2023-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-27311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-01-21Deed — from CHOU, FRANK YIH GOONG; LOU, CONNIE MING LIH CHOU to 135-29 QUEENS REALTY LLC
2022-01-06Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021
2021-09-26311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-09-26311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2020
2020-08-03311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019
2019-09-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-07-29311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2019-05-04311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2017
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8Q
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8X
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8T
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8A
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8W
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH9C
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8C
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8E
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8R
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8S
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8H
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8L
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8F
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8K
2017-10-25Cooling tower inspection — violation AH8D
2017-04-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED:AT THE FRONT FACADE 6 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSINESS SIGNS WITH 3# OF PROJECTED DOUBLE SIDED.2# NON ILLUMINA
2017-04-13311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2017-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-01311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2016
2016-12-27311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2016-11-11311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2015
2015-04-14311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2013
2013-12-22311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2012
2012-06-24311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2012-04-13311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2011
2011-05-09311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2011-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-26311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2010
2010-07-12311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2010-04-21311: Traffic/Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2008
2008-05-12TL&R — from ASIA BANK N.A. to CHOU, FRANK YIH GOONG; LOU, CONNIE MING LIH C
2008-05-12Mortgage satisfied — from LOU, CONNIE MING LIH C; CHOU, FRANK YIH GOONG to ASIA BANK N.A.
2005
2005-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-08-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-18Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS FIELD UNDER CA$2,000
2001
2001-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-06-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-06-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-14Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST'G EATING & DRINKING PLACE W/ REPLACEMENT OF COOKING EQUIPMENTS & NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR $13,000
2001-06-14Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST'G EATING & DRINKING PLACE W/ REPLACEMENT OF COOKING EQUIPMENTS & NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR $13,000
2001-03-07DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-11-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-11-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-10-19Job filed: To change storefront. No change of use, egress or occupancy. See also Sec.#16 Comments.$3,500
2000-10-19Job filed: To change storefront. No change of use, egress or occupancy. See also Sec.#16 Comments.$3,500
1998
1998-07-17Mortgage assigned — from CHOU, FRANK YIH GOONG; LOU, CONNIE MING LIHCHOU to ASIA BANK, NA
1998-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from SYE, FRED LIN ETAL to ASIA BANK, N.A.
1998-07-17Agreement — from ASIA BANK, NA to LOU, CONNIE MING LIHCHOU; CHOU, FRANK YIH GOONG
1998-07-17Deed — from SYE, LAURA M; SYE, FRED LIN to CHOU, FRANK YIH GOONG; LOU, CONNIE MING LIHCHOU
1998-07-17REL — from ASIA BANK, NA to SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M
1995
1995-11-02Mortgage assigned — from GREAT EASTERN BANK to ASIA BANK
1995-11-02Mortgage $30,882 — from SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M to ASIA BANK$30,882
1995-11-02Mortgage assigned — from ASIA BANK to SYE, LAURA M; SYE, FRED LIN
1995-11-02Mortgage satisfied — from SYE, FRED LIN ETAL to GREAT EASTERN BANK
1995-11-02Mortgage $150,000 — from SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M to ASIA BANK N.A$150,000
1995-11-02Mortgage assigned — from SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M to ASIA BANK
1992
1992-08-07Agreement — from GREAT EASTERN BANK to SYE, FRED LIN; SYE, LAURA M
1992-08-07Mortgage $40,806 — from SYE, LAURA M; SYE, FRED LIN to GREAT EASTERN BANK$40,806
1989
1989-06-22Mortgage $100,000 — from SYE, LARUA MAY; SYE, FRED LIN to GREAT EASTERN BANK$100,000
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: AUNT LIU'S PRIVATE KITCHEN INC

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