140-62 Burden Crescent

Queens, NY

BBL 4-09713-0122BIN 4000000

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0236 active DOB violation(s)
0319 open HPD violation(s)
0421 DOB fines 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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 10 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2027

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2027 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

2007

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 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.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2018-01-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL LOWER WINDOW SASHES AT SOUTH IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2017-10-195+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2017-10-195+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2017-10-175+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

313

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential258

Unspecified24

Street/Sidewalk24

Vehicle6

Commercial1

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

121

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony38

Misdemeanor55

Violation28

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 4 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 · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2017-02-16

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2016)

ACTIVE · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2016-06-01

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS(2015)

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2016-02-24

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2017-02-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-02-21

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WATJEAN,LLC

Head officer

JEFFREY ROSENTHAL

Managing agent

WATJEAN,LLC

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

124 BEACH 31 STREETQUEENS 126 BEACH 31 STREETQUEENS 128 BEACH 31 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$119,185

Balance due (active)

120

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.

ConstructionClass 22026-09-14$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-07-02$1,280 due

ConstructionClass 12026-06-11$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-06-11$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-11-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-11-30 · $5,650.03

Mortgage2021-11-30$5,650.03

borrower M.E.A. BUILDERS LLC · lender TD BANK, N.A.

Sale2017-11-08no recorded price

M.E.A. BUILDERS LLC → M.E.A. BUILDERS LLC

Mortgage2011-10-28$19,849.01

borrower M.E.A. BUILDERS LLC · lender BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA

Mortgage2007-07-20$2,111,000

borrower M.E.A. BUILDERS LLC · lender PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK

Sale2007-05-10$900,000

KY DEVELOPMENT REALTY, LLC → M.E.A. BUILDERS LLC

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