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42-16 Bell Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4062840032 · 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 class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 10. In ZIP 11361, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$260,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$997,000 $59,820
2026$1,049,000 $62,940
2027$1,101,000 $66,060

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Qing Shu Hot PotChineseB—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Bell Blvd / 42 Av — Q13 Q31 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Bayside
Middle: M.S. 158 Marie Curie. 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

42-16 Bell Boulevard

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: $250,000 on 1998-12-21 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-12-21Mortgage $250,000 — from LAM, TO KWONG; LIN, DAI JIE to GREENPOINT BANK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201720114
201800213
201900112
202000314
202101012
2022721212
202300213
202401034
202503216
202600112
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-09-22311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-06-30Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-22311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-06-30Boiler inspection
2025
2025-10-13Boiler inspection
2025-10-07311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-09-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT; NOTED AT FRONT OF PREMISES (EXPO1) INSTALLED 2 WALL MOUNTED STORE FRONT SIGN ABOVE ENTRY DOOR TO BUSINESS (
2025-07-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024
2024-11-15Restaurant inspection: QING SHU HOT POT — grade B
2024-10-23Boiler inspection
2024-06-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-02-01Restaurant inspection: QING SHU HOT POT
2023
2023-10-04Boiler inspection
2023-07-15311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2023-05-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022
2022-11-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-09-15Restaurant inspection: QING SHU HOT POT
2022-07-28Boiler inspection
2022-07-27Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR WITH PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$40,000
2022-07-27Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$70,000
2022-06-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-06-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-05-02Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR WITH PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$40,000
2022-03-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-03-30Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-03-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$70,000
2022-03-25Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR WITH PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$40,000
2021
2021-09-16Boiler inspection
2021-05-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020
2020-11-06Boiler inspection
2020-09-24311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2020-03-18311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020-03-17311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019
2019-11-11Boiler inspection
2019-08-02311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2018
2018-11-08Boiler inspection
2018-02-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-01-27311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017
2017-11-01Boiler inspection
2017-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-06-08311: Consumer Complaint — Receipt Incomplete/Not Given
2016
2016-11-02311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2016-09-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-04-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-04-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-09-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-09-16Job filed: JOB FILED TO RESOLVE ECB VIOLATION #35140983M, 35140984Y, 35140985X, 35140986 REPLACE GAS HOT WATER HEATER. LEGALIZE GAS PIPE & FITTINGS REPLACEME$5,000
2015-09-16Job filed: JOB FILED TO RESOLVE ECB VIOLATION #35140983M, 35140984Y, 35140985X, 35140986 REPLACE GAS HOT WATER HEATER. LEGALIZE GAS PIPE & FITTINGS REPLACEME$5,000
2015-09-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-08-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: PROHIBITED FITTINGS ON GAS PIPING INSPECTION TIME: 11:05AM ON 8-19-15,I INSPE$1,000
2015-08-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: GAS BEING SUPPLIED W/O INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION BY DOB INSPECTION TIME 11:05AM ON 8-19-15,I OBSERVED IN CELLAR OF ABOVE CITED PR$1,000
2015-08-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: INSTALLATION OF GAS PIPE & FITTINGS IN COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. INSPECTION TIME: 11:30AM ON 8-19-15,I OBSERVED IN KI$1,600
2015-08-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: INSTALLATION OF 2 HOT WATER HEATERS(GAS)& 1 GAS BOILER. INSPECTION TIME 11:05AM ON 8-19-15,I OBSERVED IN CELLAR$800
2015-08-15311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2015-08-15DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-08-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013-05-15311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2008
2008-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-07-12Mortgage satisfied — from LAM, TO KWONG; LIN, DAO JIE to GREENPOINT BANK
2005-07-12TL&R — from GREENPOINT BANK to LIN, DAO JIE; LAM, TO KWONG
1999
1999-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-12-21Mortgage assigned — from LAM, TO KWONG; LIN, DAO JIE to GREENPOINT BANK
1998-12-21Mortgage $250,000 — from LAM, TO KWONG; LIN, DAI JIE to GREENPOINT BANK$250,000
1998-12-21Deed — from CHIN, JIM JING; CHIN, NGOOK YEN to LAM, TO KWONG; LIN, DAO JIE
1998-12-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
1998-11-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: 4" & 2" NO HUB CAST IRON DRAINAGE WASTE & VENT LINES INSTALLED FROM HOUSE TRAP IN CELLAR UP TO
1998-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
1998-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1984
1984-03-26Deed — from CHIN, JIM JING to CHIN, JIM JING; CHIN, NGOOK YEN

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