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55-10 138 Street · Queens · BBL 4051300039 · 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-04.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1945)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)GAN CHEN
Managing agentASTOR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,030,000 $61,800
2026$1,024,000 $61,440
2027$1,125,000 $67,500

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / 56 Av — Q20 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Queens
Middle: I.S. 237. 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

55-10 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ASTOR MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 201 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-17 Bowne Street QN48 A
37-22 86 Street QN17 B
2461 Elm Place BX16 A
1326 2 Avenue MN16 A
304 West 112 Street MN12 A
395 2 Avenue MN12 A
385 Avenue of the Americas MN9 A
93-15 Lamont Avenue QN8 A
93-13 Lamont Avenue QN8 A
93-11 Lamont Avenue QN7 A
32-41 48 Street QN6 A
31-09 33 Street QN6 A
30-10 45 Street QN6 A
14 East 23 Street MN6 A
829 Burke Avenue BX6 A
30-92 14 Street QN5 A
21-58 Steinway Street QN3 D
39-26 55 Street QN3 A
50-60 45 Street QN3 A
39-42 46 Street QN2 A
55-10 138 Street QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $420,000 on 2016-03-31 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-31Mortgage $420,000 — from CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN to EAST WEST BANK $420,000
2014-12-05Deed $839,000 — from LIN, WEI to CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN $839,000
2011-05-12Mortgage $5,495 — from LIN, WEI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,495
2011-05-12Agreement $466,900 — from LIN, WEI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $466,900
2008-05-27Deed $598,000 — from CATALFAMO, CARMELO A; CATALFAMO, GRACE to LIN, WEI $598,000
2008-05-27Mortgage $478,400 — from LIN, WEI to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $478,400

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017505
2018202
201912012
2020000
202111011
2022213
2023101
2024202
2025101
2026000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-27311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-21Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN to EAST WEST BANK
2022-01-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-08311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2021-03-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-03-08311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-03-08311: Asbestos — N/A
2021-03-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-03-08Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-03-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-10-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-07-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-07-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-07-15311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-07-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-06-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2018-06-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2017
2017-05-28311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2017-03-21311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-03-21311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-03-16311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2017-03-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016
2016-03-31Mortgage $420,000 — from CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN to EAST WEST BANK$420,000
2016-03-31PAT — from CHEN, GAN to GUO, FENGLI
2016-03-31PAT — from CHEN, QINGLIANG to GUO, FENGLI
2014
2014-12-12Mortgage satisfied — from LIN, WEI to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
2014-12-05Deed $839,000 — from LIN, WEI to CHEN, QINGLIANG; CHEN, GAN$839,000
2013
2013-10-10311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-10-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-09-04HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2013-09-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2013-09-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED A
2013-07-22311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-07-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012
2012-10-29311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2011
2011-05-12Mortgage $5,495 — from LIN, WEI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$5,495
2011-05-12Agreement $466,900 — from LIN, WEI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$466,900
2008
2008-05-27Deed $598,000 — from CATALFAMO, CARMELO A; CATALFAMO, GRACE to LIN, WEI$598,000
2008-05-27Mortgage $478,400 — from LIN, WEI to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$478,400
1982
1982-11-16Mortgage satisfied — from CATALFAMO, CARMELO A.ETA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK

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