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55-43 97 Street, Queens

BIN 4047160BBL 4019050004Block 1905 · Lot 4Built 19202 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
$680.00 recorded as due
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55-43 97 Street at a glance

55-43 97 Street, Queens has 1 open city record on file, none of them Class C, and $680.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Nov 21, 2000 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Apr 14, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$680.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
4.00
1 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Apr 14, 2026
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Health score for 55-43 97 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 45 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $680
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 55-43 97 Street

45 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 55-43 97 Street

$680.00 is recorded as due across the 27 summonses below, out of $22,655.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 55-43 97 Street
049658754NApr 14, 2026DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 13, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$80.00
049658690NMar 30, 2026DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 29, 2026Pending
048027201XAug 4, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETNov 2, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0211392969Aug 11, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETNov 13, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
1583190Feb 19, 20181/2 FAMILIES RESIDENCE CONVERTED TO/MAINTAINED AS A DWELLING FOR 4/MORE FAMILIES DEPT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS INDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS 1 FAMILY DWELLING.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED @ 1ST & 2ND FL EMay 15, 2018Found in violation
704914Feb 19, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF A SYSTEMOF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 & 27.954 FOR SRO UNITS.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.May 15, 2018Found in violation
1583197Feb 19, 2018WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED @ 1ST FL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALL TO CONVERT LIVING ROOM IN BEDROOM;@ CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS TO SUBDIVID FL TO 3 ROOMS;INSTALLED WATER & WASTMay 15, 2018Found in violation
035320654JFeb 19, 2018FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER:LACK OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERSMay 15, 2018Found in violation
035320653HFeb 19, 2018FAIL TO MAIMTAIN REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOORMay 15, 2018Found in violation
035320656NFeb 19, 2018WORK WITHOUT A PERMITMay 15, 2018Found in violation
1583191Feb 19, 2018907.2.8.FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR SRO UNITS.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.May 15, 2018Found in violation
1393801Feb 19, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAINED BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE NUMBER OF REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FL PER BC 1018.1 & 27.366 FOR SRO UNITS.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.May 15, 2018Found in violation
035320655LFeb 19, 2018MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSMay 15, 2018Found in violation
035320652XFeb 19, 2018ADDITIONAL DAILY PENALTY FOR CLASS1 VIOLATION OF 28-210.1 28-210.2May 15, 2018Found in violation
0197398163Nov 30, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 5, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)
0197025676Sep 1, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 6, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
0194945769Apr 15, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 12, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
040633787LSep 16, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAOct 21, 2016Defaulted (did not respond)
042794583JFeb 20, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMar 23, 2016Pending
041196860MOct 30, 2015NON-RECYC LEFT IN RECYC CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 1TO8 DWELLING UNITSNov 30, 2015Defaulted (did not respond)
042842643XSep 21, 2013FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 31, 2013Written off
0171412616Jul 27, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAAug 30, 2010Pending
0154765023Oct 17, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 20, 2006Pending
0154855571Oct 10, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 17, 2006Pending
0154853115Sep 16, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKOct 20, 2006Pending
0149041640Jul 29, 2005FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBSep 1, 2005Pending
0116294898Jul 1, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 1, 2001Defaulted (did not respond)

Ownership history for 55-43 97 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 4019050004), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 55-43 97 Street
Nov 21, 2000Feb 14, 2001Mallik, SheelaChin, Wai-Heung, Chin, Wai-Heung WendyDeedView ↗
Oct 19, 1996Dec 6, 1996Chin, Wai-Heung, Chin, Wai-Heung WendyChin, Mabel, Chin, Wai-HeungDeedView ↗
Aug 28, 1989Sep 12, 1989Chin, Wai-Heung, Chin, MabelAlmeida, Juana, Almeida, JoseDeedView ↗
Aug 20, 1987Aug 31, 1987Alemida, Juana, Almeida, Jose, Valverde, OlindaValverde, AlbertoDeedView ↗
Nov 14, 1978Nov 14, 1978Olinda Valverde, Alberto ValverdeEby ElizabethDeedView ↗

Financing record for 55-43 97 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 55-43 97 Street
May 24, 2019Mortgage assignmentMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INC.View ↗
Dec 21, 2005Mortgage assignmentHsbc Bank Usa, N.A.View ↗
Jul 25, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INC, Greenpoint Mortgage Funding INCView ↗
Jun 24, 2005Mortgage$100,000MersView ↗
Jun 24, 2005Mortgage$460,000MersView ↗
Mar 19, 2004Mortgage$69,908Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, INC.View ↗
Nov 14, 1978MortgageVanguard Holding CORPView ↗
Mortgage$209,950Mers/Nominee/Greenpoint Mtge Funding INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCitibank, NaView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCitibank, N.A.View ↗
Mortgage$110,000Citibank NaView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageNorth Eastern Hldg CoView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageVanguard Hldg CORPView ↗
Mortgage$149,000Citibank N.AView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEast Ny Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$13,685North Eastern Hld CoincView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFlushing Fed S&L AssnView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst Fed S&L Assn RochView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.