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119-24 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4092310008 · 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 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 2002-03-17.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (3) · Graffiti (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (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 (1931)
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$859,000 $51,540
2026$944,000 $56,640
2027$965,000 $57,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New China FreshChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway121 St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Lefferts Blvd — Q54 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 51 (K-1), 56 (2-5)
Middle: M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes. 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

119-24 Metropolitan 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

7 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201801023
201931015
202000011
202114016
202200022
202301012
202403126
202502024
202601012
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29Boiler inspection
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-12-31311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-11-06Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29Boiler inspection
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-12-31311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-11-06Boiler inspection
2025-09-16Restaurant inspection: NEW CHINA FRESH — grade A
2025-06-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-10-07Boiler inspection
2024-09-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024-09-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024-06-26CTOR — from 119 METRO, LLC to WONG METROPOLITAN TRUST; LEE, GAT JIN; LEE, LE HENG
2024-01-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2024-01-11Restaurant inspection: NEW CHINA FRESH — grade A
2023
2023-12-28311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2023-10-24Boiler inspection
2022
2022-11-03Boiler inspection
2022-10-19Restaurant inspection: NEW CHINA FRESH — grade A
2021
2021-10-08Boiler inspection
2021-08-27311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-08-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2021-04-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-03-26311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - After Repaving
2021-03-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2020
2020-10-14Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-04311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2019-09-20Boiler inspection
2019-09-16FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2019-09-12FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2019-09-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-10-01Boiler inspection
2018-10-01Boiler inspection
2018-09-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-10-03Boiler inspection
2016
2016-10-15311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016-10-15311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-05-10311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016-04-10311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-01-31311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2015
2015-12-27311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2011
2011-10-28311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-04-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-03-27DEEDO — from LEE, LE HENG; LEE, GAT JIN; LEE, LAKE HENG to LEE, LE HENG; LEE, GAT JIN
2003
2003-03-10Job filed: Install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood.U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this application.$3,000
2003-03-10Job filed: Install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood.U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this application.$3,000
2002
2002-03-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF 1 STY. STORE CONVERTED TO USE AS LIVING QUARTERS.
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-06-01DOB violation P: FS
1993-06-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK W/O PERMIT, IN THAT KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INSTALLED W/O PERMIT. REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR$350
1992
1992-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-12-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 46A,32 BLOW DOWN VALVE ON LOW WATER CUT OFF
1990
1990-02-20Deed — from LEE, GAT JIN to LEE, GAT JIN; LEE, LE HENG; LEE, LAKE HENG
1988
1988-12-28DOB violation C: COM
1968
1968-05-29Deed — from VOLK CATHERINE; VOLK THEODORE to CHUN POO LEE; GAT JIN LEE
1968-05-29Mortgage — from LEE GAT JIN; LEE CHUN POO to CITY SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN

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