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40-38 189 Street, Queens

BIN 4120740BBL 4053530011Block 5353 · Lot 11Built 19202 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
$25.00 recorded as due
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40-38 189 Street at a glance

40-38 189 Street, Queens has 1 open city record on file, none of them Class C, and $25.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Jul 22, 2026 for $1,170,000. The most recent record is dated Nov 6, 2025.

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
$25.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.50
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Nov 6, 2025
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Health score for 40-38 189 Street

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

B
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 82 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 8
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $25
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 40-38 189 Street

82 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 40-38 189 Street

$25.00 is recorded as due across the 9 summonses below, out of $1,850.00 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 40-38 189 Street
049899422YJun 15, 2026SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONSep 14, 2026Pending
049627746LMar 30, 2026IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STJun 29, 2026Pending
049322129ZDec 18, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STMar 18, 2026Pending
047988862JOct 2, 2023RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSJan 3, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)
047218617PJun 21, 2021FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSFeb 2, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
0189887428Mar 28, 2016FAILURE TO BUNDLE NEWSPAPES MAGAZINES CARDBOARD 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSApr 29, 2016Defaulted (did not respond)
043972800MDec 8, 2014FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSJan 8, 2015Defaulted (did not respond)
034420384KApr 16, 2004RESID. ALTERED MANT D FOR MORE THAN LEGALLY APPROVED NO., OF FAMILIES.Aug 10, 2004Found in violation
1450897Apr 16, 2004ILLEGAL CONVERSION.RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES.D.O.B. RECORDS INDICATES RESIDENCE TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED FOR 2 FAMILIES.ALTERATION NOTED AT ATAug 10, 2004Found in violation

Ownership history for 40-38 189 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 4053530011), 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 40-38 189 Street
Jul 22, 2026Jul 31, 2026$1,170,0004038 Eastern Realty LLCWu, York Lon, Chen, Hsiao HoDeedView ↗
Apr 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026Wu, York Lon, Chen, Hsiao HoChen, Hsiao HoDeedView ↗
Mar 1, 2001Apr 12, 2001Chen, Hsiao HoChen, Jin Xing, Chen, Hsiao HoDeedView ↗
Nov 24, 1989Apr 5, 1990Chen, Jin Xing, Chen, Hsiao HoKist, Maureen Rafferty, Kist, John FDeedView ↗
Apr 13, 1984May 1, 1984Minadakis, Emmanuel, Minadakis, Sofia65th Ave Homes LTD.DeedView ↗
Nov 4, 1983Dec 12, 1983Kist, Maureen Rafferty, Kist, John F.C.D.I. Develop. INC.DeedView ↗
Aug 12, 1983Aug 31, 1983Kist, Maureen Rafferty, Kist, John F.C.D.I.Development INC.DeedView ↗
Jul 8, 1983Jul 14, 198365 Avenue Homes LTD.C.D.I. Development INC.DeedView ↗
Jun 8, 1983Jul 21, 1983C.D.I. Development INCKrapp, Emily V., Schultheis, Edna K., Herbst, Mitzie, Schultheis, Jerry, Schuktheis, RobertDeedView ↗
Jun 8, 1983Jul 21, 1983C.D.I. Development INCKrapp, Emily V., Herbst, Mitzie, Schultheis, Robert, Schultheis, Edna K., Schultheis, JerryDeedView ↗
Aug 14, 1972Aug 14, 1972Edna K Schultheis, Emily V Krapp, Grace K BilsonKrapp Edward C (Exec Of)DeedView ↗

Financing record for 40-38 189 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 40-38 189 Street
Jul 22, 2026Mortgage$702,000MersView ↗
Apr 4, 2025Satisfaction of mortgageCitibankView ↗
Oct 3, 2006Mortgage$382,000Citibank, N.A.View ↗
Feb 10, 2004Satisfaction of mortgageCitibank, N.A.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentManhattan Savs BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCrossland Savings Fsb.View ↗
Mortgage$177,000Citibank NaView ↗
Mortgage$40,000Crossland Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$36,750Alpha EquitiesView ↗
Mortgage$150,000Flushing Fed S&L Assn.View ↗

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