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231-20 Lansing Avenue · Queens · BBL 4135120024 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11413, 89% 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 violations8 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-11.

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

$32,800 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2002)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE
Head officerNICOLE BROWN
Managing agentERA TOP SERVICE REALTY, INC.
Last registered2015-04-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,022,000 $61,320
2026$1,225,000 $73,500
2027$1,474,000 $88,440

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

BusNearest boarding stop: South Conduit Av / 231 St — Q85 Q89 · 950 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 181 Brookfield
Middle: 355, 356. 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

231-20 Lansing Avenue

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

The landlord's report card

Managed by ERA TOP SERVICE REALTY, INC — 7 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
245-12 149 Avenue QN3 D
142-45 Rockaway Boulevard QN2 C
253-65 148 Road QN2 C
231-20 Lansing Avenue QN2 C
232-12 143 Avenue QN1 C
111-03 Witthoff Street QN1 C
225-02 114 Avenue QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $470,000 on 2020-01-24 (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
2020-01-24Mortgage $470,000 — from HUTTON, KENDELL K; HUTTON, JOANNE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $470,000
2015-12-30Mortgage $441,747 — from HUTTON, JOANNE; HUTTON, KENDELL K to MERS $441,747
2015-12-30Deed $449,900 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to HUTTON, JOANNE; HUTTON, KENDELL K $449,900
2014-12-26Deed $500,000 — from KOUBEK, ESQ AS REFEREE, ROBERT A to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTE $500,000
2005-02-11Deed $525,000 — from HUTTON, PATRICK to CLEVELAND, LISA $525,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $420,000 — from CLEVELAND, LISA to MERS $420,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $105,000 — from CLEVELAND, LISA to MERS $105,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
3
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20180101
20190101
20200022
20210101
20220202
20230101
20242103
20250101
20260000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2025
2025-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024
2024-12-20Permit Solar — Signed-off
2024-12-12Job filed: FILING HEREWITH TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$32,800
2024-12-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023
2023-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022
2022-11-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021
2021-04-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-01-24Mortgage $470,000 — from HUTTON, KENDELL K; HUTTON, JOANNE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$470,000
2020-01-23Mortgage satisfied — from HUTTON, JOANNE; HUTTON, KENDELL K to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; VANGUARD SYSTEMS, INC
2019
2019-11-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018
2018-01-11HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-12-30Mortgage $441,747 — from HUTTON, JOANNE; HUTTON, KENDELL K to MERS$441,747
2015-12-30Deed $449,900 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to HUTTON, JOANNE; HUTTON, KENDELL K$449,900
2015-12-30PAT — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
2014
2014-12-26Deed $500,000 — from KOUBEK, ESQ AS REFEREE, ROBERT A to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTE$500,000
2009
2009-08-10Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON HEAT 2005-3
2006
2006-11-28Deed — from CLEVELAND, LISA to HOWARD, TRACY
2006-07-25Mortgage satisfied — from HUTTON, PATRICK to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY; BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA NA,
2005
2005-05-16Mortgage satisfied — from HUTTON, PATRICK to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC
2005-02-11Deed $525,000 — from HUTTON, PATRICK to CLEVELAND, LISA$525,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $420,000 — from CLEVELAND, LISA to MERS$420,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $105,000 — from CLEVELAND, LISA to MERS$105,000
2003
2003-08-05Mortgage assigned — from CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC to FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORP.
2002
2002-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-03-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-03-15Permit NB — ISSUED
2001
2001-12-27Job filed: BUILDERS' PAVEMENT PLAN STREET FRONTAGE OF THE PROJECT=6 0.0
2001-12-27Job filed: NB
2001-12-27Job filed: BUILDERS' PAVEMENT PLAN STREET FRONTAGE OF THE PROJECT=6 0.0
2001-12-27Job filed: BUILDERS' PAVEMENT PLAN STREET FRONTAGE OF THE PROJECT=6 0.0
2001-12-27Job filed: NB

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