# 138-49 Elder Ave, Queens What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-23) ## The building - **Year built:** 1983 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 12 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 191 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests - 9 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Sep 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-22) - Facade filed as safe (Feb 2025) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-22) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-23) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-22) - No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-23) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-22) - **Facade rating:** Safe (cycle 9, filed Feb 2025) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-22) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-23) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 9 open: 9 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (4), pests (2), smoke or CO detectors (2), heat or hot water (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). 2 further violations from 2023–2024 were closed. 19 violations on record in all, 2015–2025 — the 11 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-23) - **DOB violations:** 6 open: 6 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-22) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-23) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 2 heat or hot water, 2 plumbing, 1 electrical (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-23) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-70), registration current since Jan 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-23) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2003 (3 on record) (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-23) - **Elevators:** 2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jun 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-22) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-22) - **Energy:** No energy score on record (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 32 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-22) - **Sales:** No recorded sale since 2016 (NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales, as of 2026-06-09) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since May 2024, last expired Apr 2025 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-22) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 5 of 191 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens/unit/4e - Apt 4N: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens/unit/4n - Apt 7N: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens/unit/7n - Apt 11O: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens/unit/11o - Apt 12P: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens/unit/12p ## Registered with the city - SPM LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - Queens B'nai B'rith Housing Development Fund (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - Individual owner (name not shown) (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/138-49-elder-avenue-queens/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/138-49-elder-avenue-queens - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=138-49-elder-avenue-queens - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt