23-55 Bell Boulevard

Queens, NY

BBL 4-05958-0075BIN 4443757Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 42 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)

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 OATH/ECB 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 126 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1961

Built

Floors

126

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building100 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-05-05RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING TOP SOUTH GUIDE FORK AT DROPLADDER AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt LGIssued 2023-02-02

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT LG, 2nd CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-10-225+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS HOPPER DOORS 1,2 AND 6 TH STY PUBLIC HALLS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-07-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS HOPPER DOOR IN THE REFUSE CLOSET AT 1ST, 2ND, AND 6TH STORIES PUBLIC HALL , SECTION ''23-55''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak2

Door/Window1

Heat/Hot Water1

Paint/Plaster1

Plumbing1

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-01-30 · closed

Door/WindowWindow Frame2025-06-13 · closed

Water LeakHeavy Flow2025-06-13 · closed

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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified30

Residential8

Street/Sidewalk6

Vehicle2

Commercial1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony8

Misdemeanor17

Violation7

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 11 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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2023-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.

Head officer

Christopher Alker

Managing agent

AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-09-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-07-27 · $500,000

Mortgage2020-07-27$500,000

borrower 23-45-55 BELL OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2020-07-27$4,500,000

borrower 23-45-55 BELL OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2018-07-02$250,000

borrower LEE, JERRY B · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2010-12-30$750,000

borrower 23-45-55 BELL OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A NCB

Mortgage2010-12-30$3,700,000

borrower 23-45-55 BELL OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A NCB

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