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188-38 Linden Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4124420024 · 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 11412, 88% 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 violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-02-13.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$683,000 $40,980
2026$736,000 $44,160
2027$768,000 $46,080

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tien Chu Chinese KitchenChineseAMice 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Farmers Blvd / Linden Blvd — Q3 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 036 Saint Albans School
Middle: I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens. 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

188-38 Linden 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

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: $196,000 on 2004-12-09 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-12-09Mortgage $196,000 — from CHEN, BO XIONG; LIN, XIU YUN to MERS $196,000
2004-12-09DEEDO $280,000 — from YEUNG, YIN FONG CHENG to LIN, XIU YUN; CHEN, BO XIONG $280,000
1984-09-19Mortgage $40,000 — from RITZ-ANN II, LTD. to ACKMAN, MILTON R.; ACKMAN, MARTIN $40,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800011
201901113
202002013
202101012
202200011
202301034
202400011
202510045
202600011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN — grade A
2025-12-04Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN — grade A
2025
2025-12-04Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN · mice evidence
2025-10-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-03Boiler inspection
2025-07-25Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN — grade A · mice evidence
2025-06-04Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN · mice evidence
2024
2024-09-17Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-14Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN — grade A
2023-10-23Boiler inspection
2023-08-29311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2023-03-14Restaurant inspection: TIEN CHU CHINESE KITCHEN
2022
2022-11-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-10-28Boiler inspection
2021-04-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2020
2020-10-12Boiler inspection
2020-10-01311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Other (CMO)
2020-02-01311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2019
2019-12-12311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2019-11-08Boiler inspection
2019-11-04Mortgage satisfied — from LIN, XIU YUN; CHEN, BO XIONG to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
2018
2018-11-08Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-17Boiler inspection
2015
2015-06-21311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014
2014-05-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
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
2011-08-02311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2011-07-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-09Mortgage $196,000 — from CHEN, BO XIONG; LIN, XIU YUN to MERS$196,000
2004-12-09DEEDO $280,000 — from YEUNG, YIN FONG CHENG to LIN, XIU YUN; CHEN, BO XIONG$280,000
2004-12-09PAT — from YEUNG, A/K/A YING FONG CHENG; CHENG, YIN FONG to YEUNG, KAM YUNG
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT KITCHEN SINK AND WASH BASIN BATHROOM 2ND STY. FRONT APT. D48944H
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN - BATHROOM - 2 STY. REAR APT.
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES - BATHROOM WALLS - 2 STY. REAR APT
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES AND MICE 2ND STY. REAR APT. THROUGHOUT
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES - 2ND STY. APT. 2 REAR KITCHEN
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT WASTE PIPE TO KITCHEN SINK 2ND STY. FRONT APT. D48944H
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES AT 2ND STY. FRONT APT. D48944H
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BATHTUB - BATHROOM - 2 STY. REAR APT.
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE - CERAMIC WALL TILE BATHROOM 2ND STY. FRONT APT.
2002-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALL UNDER WINDOW AT KITCHEN 2ND S
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-03-11Mortgage satisfied — from RITZ ANN II, LTD to ACKMAN, MARTIN ATAL
1998-03-11Deed — from BROWN-GEORGE, DORISE to YEUNG, YIN-FONG CHENG
1998-03-11Deed — from ACKMAN, MARTIN; ACKMAN, MILTON R to BROWN-GEORGE, DORISE
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-10-15DOB violation B: 20B/32/46A/46B/31A....BREECHING (SEAL FLUE PIPE TO CHIMNEY)
1984
1984-09-19PAT — from ACKMAN, MARTIN to ACKMAN, MILTON R.
1984-09-19RTXL — from ACKMAN, ANNA
1984-09-19Mortgage satisfied — from ACKMAN, ANNA; PROMINENT BUSI/LOCAT/INC to LAWYER TIT/GUARANTYCO.; JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK
1984-09-19Mortgage $40,000 — from RITZ-ANN II, LTD. to ACKMAN, MILTON R.; ACKMAN, MARTIN$40,000
1984-09-19Deed — from ACKMAN, MILTON R.; ACKMAN, MARTIN to RITZ-ANN II, LTD
1984-09-19RTXL — from ACKMAN, PINKUS

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