# 147-32 68th Drive, Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, NY 11367 BBL 4066440029 · Block 6644 · Lot 29 · BIN 4311764 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-32-68th-drive-4066440029 Last updated: 2026-11-08 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 147-32 68th Drive (Queens, NY 11367; tax lot BBL 4066440029) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1989, on a 1,690 sq ft lot zoned R4A. City tax records list the owner as STRAUS, SAM; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated August 4, 2022 lists a price of $10. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,728,000. As of November 10, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active DOB safety violation (DOB NOW) and four OATH tickets with an unpaid balance. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “147-32 68th Drive, Queens, NY 11367 (BBL 4066440029)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-32-68th-drive-4066440029. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Kew Gardens Hills: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11367: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11367 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 147-30 68th Drive (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-30-68th-drive-4066440028 - 147-36 68th Drive (36 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-36-68th-drive-4066440030 - 147-26 68th Drive (45 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-26-68th-drive-4066440026 - 147-22 68th Drive (87 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-22-68th-drive-4066440025 - 147-16 68th Drive (143 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-16-68th-drive-4066440018 - 147-25 68th Drive (177 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-25-68th-drive-4065370274 - 147-27 69th Road (88 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-27-69th-road-4066440035 - 147-23 69th Road (93 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/147-23-69th-road-4066440037 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 1 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 4 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: STRAUS, SAM - Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up - Year built: 1989 - Floors: 3 - Units: 3 residential / 3 total - Lot area: 1,690 sq ft · Building area: 3,240 sq ft - Zoning: R4A - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-10 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,728,000, assessed value $103,680, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2022-08-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2022-08-04 from STRAUS, SAM; STRAUS, DANIELLE; STRAUS, AVIGAYIL to STRAUS, SAM, stated price $10. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2022-08-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2022-08-04 from STRAUS, SAM to AVIGAYIL STRAUS, TRUSTEE; HICKORY IRREVOCABLE TRUST, stated price $10. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2000-04-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2000-04-13 from 1824-53 STREET REALTY CORP to STRAUS, SAM; STRAUS, DANIELLE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1998-06-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-06-10 from TEITZ, AKIVA to 1824-53 STREET REALTY CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-10-31 | open (Active) | DOB NOW safety violation (Gas Piping - LL152), type FTF-PL-PER, NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0147904: Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 8). Active. | 855j-jady | ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. | Issued | Status | Type | Device | Number | Remarks | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2025-10-31 | open (Active) | FTF-PL-PER | Gas Piping - LL152 | NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0147904 | Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 8) | 0 resolved or not active. Full list: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/4066440029/violations?type=dob_safety_violation Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10 ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-09-09 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET. Unpaid balance $300. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2024-04-05 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dos - Enforcement Agents: FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITS. Unpaid balance $25. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2024-01-03 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE. Unpaid balance $300. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2019-10-18 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dos - Enforcement Agents: FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITS. Unpaid balance $25. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2026-09-18 | pending (NEW ISSUANCE) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE. Hearing pending. | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as STRAUS, SAM. | 64uk-42ks | | 2022-08-04 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2022-08-04). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-12-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Sam Straus, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2025-12-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Sam Straus. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. 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