147-25 Northern Boulevard

Queens, NY

BBL 4-05005-0059BIN 4113237

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 49 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
038 active DOB violation(s)
047 evictions executed in the last 3 years
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 48 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 146 apartments.

2018 — 46 units registered2023 — 48

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1960

Built

Floors

146

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

552

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5YIssued 2026-07-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5Y, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5YIssued 2026-07-13

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCES AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5Y, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2022-09-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''A''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-28

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING NEAR ELEVATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

227

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water66

Unsanitary Condition52

Plumbing30

Paint/Plaster19

Water Leak18

Door/Window15

Electric7

Appliance6

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

353

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential162

Street/Sidewalk92

Commercial67

Unspecified24

Vehicle8

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

133

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony41

Misdemeanor58

Violation34

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-06-30

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-03-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-08-19Apt 5Rresidential

2026-07-22Apt 5Tresidential

2026-05-21Apt 4Uresidential

2026-04-20Apt 6Kresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2018-07-05

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2018-01-24

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2016-09-16

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2005-07-29

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

147-25 NORTHERN ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

SHOWLAIN CHENG

Managing agent

SHOWLAIN CHENG

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

46-01 67 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12022-10-03$6,250 due

ElevatorsClass 12022-09-09$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12019-12-04$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1992-04-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-03-13 · $4,650,000

Mortgage2017-03-13$4,650,000

borrower 147-25 NORTHERN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. · lender RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2006-02-07$6,520,746.7

borrower 147-25 NORTHERN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-02-05$1,654,337.41

borrower 147-25 NORTHERN ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender THE CHINESE AMERICAN BANK

Mortgage1997-08-21$1,188,107.33

borrower CHUU, SHOW LAIN · lender COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1992-09-09$865,947.92

borrower NORTHERN STAR REALTYCO · lender LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale