137-20 45 Avenue
Queens · 11355 · BBL 4051460026 · look up another building
New York State found a tenant here was charged above the legal rent.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 20, 2026
137-20 45 Avenue is a multi-family elevator building in Flushing, Queens, ZIP 11355. City records date it to 1963 and count 149 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as FLUSHING PRESERVATION HDFC, AS NOMINEE. Its total assessed value is $5.8M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 146 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 5146 in Queens, the block 137-20 45 Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- No building on the block has recorded a deed in the last twelve months.
- 5 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 18 parcels and 660 residential units.
Anything filed on 137-20 45 Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 137-20 45 Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $5.8M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $39K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
7 marshal evictions at 137-20 45 Avenue
City marshals executed 7 evictions at 137-20 45 Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Oct 21, 2025. The first fell on Feb 26, 2025, so the filings span 8 months. That is more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 11355. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Marshal evictions at 137-20 45 Avenue
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 134454 | Oct 21, 2025 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through October 9, 2026.
Rent stabilization at 137-20 45 Avenue
DHCR registration records list 146 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 148 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Affordable housing at 137-20 45 Avenue
HPD counts 149 homes here as affordable under the city's housing plans. 1 is priced for households earning up to 30% of the area median income, 18 for 31 to 50%, 54 for 51 to 80%, 71 for 81 to 120% and 4 for 121 to 165%. 1 more is set aside for the superintendent. The most recent agreement was a preservation deal that closed in June 2024. HPD marked the work complete in April 2025. HPD's count starts in 2014, so an agreement from before then would not show up here.
Source: HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building list, via NYC Open Data, last pulled on October 4, 2026.
The state found an overcharge at 137-20 45 Avenue
New York State ruled in a tenant's favor on 1 rent overcharge case at 137-20 45 Avenue. A granted case means DHCR examined what a tenant was actually charged and found it above the legal rent. The case was filed in 2022. A finding covers the apartment that brought it, not the whole building, and the ones nobody filed on leave no record at all.
From a DHCR response to a freedom of information request, reference D000320-050126, covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026. Filing years are decoded from the docket number. A static listing with no update schedule.
Open code violations at 137-20 45 Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 145 violations against this building, of which 66 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 11355. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 23 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 137-20 45 Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the privat…Nov Sent Out | Sep 20, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at 1st window frame from north at east wall…Nov Sent Out | Sep 20, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic wall tiles at west wall at vestibule at…Nov Sent Out | Sep 4, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective enamle glaze at wash tub in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Sep 4, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective s8nk base cabinet door in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Sep 4, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Sep 3, 2026 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and south wall in th…Nov Sent Out | Sep 3, 2026 | B |
| Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the foyerNov Sent Out | Sep 3, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 137-20 45 Avenue
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 137-20 45 Avenue compares in 11355
PulseCities tracks 6,838 lots in 11355, of which 130 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 520 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 1.9% of the ZIP. 11355 scores 22.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 128 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Flushing →
Questions about 137-20 45 Avenue
Who owns 137-20 45 Avenue?
The city's property file lists FLUSHING PRESERVATION HDFC, AS NOMINEE as the owner of record for 137-20 45 Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 137-20 45 Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 137-20 45 Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 137-20 45 Avenue?
Yes. Seven marshal-executed evictions at 137-20 45 Avenue appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Oct 21, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 137-20 45 Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 146 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
Has anyone won a rent overcharge case at 137-20 45 Avenue?
Yes. New York State granted 1 rent overcharge case at this address, meaning DHCR found a tenant had been charged above the legal rent. A granted case covers the apartment that brought it rather than the building, and only apartments whose tenants filed appear at all. The figures come from a freedom of information response covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026.
What is 137-20 45 Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $5.8M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 137-20 45 Avenue?
11355 (Flushing) scores 22.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.