138-29 68 Drive

Queens, NY

BBL 4-06484-0002BIN 4450199Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0112 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 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 90 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1950

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up 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

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 6 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water12

Water Leak7

Plumbing6

Unsanitary Condition4

Electric3

Paint/Plaster3

General3

Door/Window2

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

Residential12

Unspecified4

Commercial3

Street/Sidewalk3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Felony7

Misdemeanor14

Violation2

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 25 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-09-28

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER TO SECURE UNSAFE FACADE. LEANING PARAPET WALL INWARD TO ROOF @ EXPS 3,NORTH ELEV & VERTICAL CRACKS FROM PARAPET WALL TO SPANDREL WALL BTWN 2&3 FLS WINDOWS @ EXP 4,EAST ELEV. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES @ EXPOSURES 1,3,4, SOUTH, NORTH & EAST ELEVATIONS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC

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.

ConstructionClass 12025-01-16$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-11-13$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-09-28$625 penalty

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

JOYCE EQUITIES, INC

Head officer

DANIEL CAREY

Managing agent

MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT

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

69-12 140 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1984-05-24 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-08-31 · $239,283.46

Mortgage2020-08-31$239,283.46

borrower JOYCE EQUITIES, INC. · lender WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2014-12-18$600,000

borrower JOYCE EQUITIES, INC. · lender WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2004-08-30$1,309,491

borrower JOYCE EQUITIES, INC. · lender REILLY MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

Mortgage1993-09-13$823,073.63

borrower JOYCE EQUITIES INC · lender CITIBANK NA

Mortgage1993-06-11$151,461.29

borrower JOYCE EQUITIES · lender CITIBANK NA

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