# 163-59 15th Drive, Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens, NY 11357 BBL 4047630056 · Block 4763 · Lot 56 · BIN 4609555, 4107792, 4522767 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-59-15th-drive-4047630056 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 163-59 15th Drive (Queens, NY 11357; tax lot BBL 4047630056) is a one-family home (building class A2: one-family home, one story), built around 1950, on a 6,183 sq ft lot zoned R2A. City tax records list the owner as LAI, MEILIN HON. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $953,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “163-59 15th Drive, Queens, NY 11357 (BBL 4047630056)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-59-15th-drive-4047630056. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Whitestone-Beechhurst: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11357: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11357 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 163-53 15th Drive (44 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-53-15th-drive-4047630059 - 163-65 15th Drive (59 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-65-15th-drive-4047630053 - 163-49 15th Drive (84 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-49-15th-drive-4047630061 - 163-45 15th Drive (124 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-45-15th-drive-4047630063 - 163-69 15th Drive (156 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-69-15th-drive-4047630051 - 163-41 15th Drive (164 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/163-41-15th-drive-4047630065 - 15-16 166th Street (146 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/15-16-166th-street-4047630046 - 15-02 166th Street (151 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/15-02-166th-street-4047630045 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: LAI, MEILIN HON - Building class: A2 – One-family home, one story - Year built: 1950 - Floors: 1 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 6,183 sq ft · Building area: 1,068 sq ft - Zoning: R2A - 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 $953,000, assessed value $57,180, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2013-01-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2013-01-24 from LAI, MEILIN HON to LAI, MEILIN HON; LAI, MATTHEW J, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 2000-05-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2000-05-11 from WANG, XIDI to LAI, MEILIN HON, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1994-03-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1994-03-06 from MILCHMAN, DAVID; MILCHMAN, ALLEN to WANG, XIDI, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1988-06-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-06-24 from MILCHMAN, DAVID; MILCHMAN, IRIS to MICHMAN, IRIS; MILCHMAN, DAVID, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 3 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1988-06-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-06-24 from MILCHAM, ALLEN; MILCHMAN, DAVID to MILCHAM, IRIS; MILCHAM, DAVID, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1986-12-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1986-12-11 from MILCHMAN, ALLEN; FRIER, ALICE; APPELBAUM, FRANCES; MILCHMAN, DAVID to MILCHMAN, DAVID; MILCHMAN, ALLEN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1978-09-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1978-09-27 from MILCHMAN DINA; MILCHMAN MORRIS to ALICE FRIER; ALLEN MILCHMAN; FRANCES APPELBAUM; DAVID MILCHMAN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1969-10-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-10-15 from DICKER JACK to MORRIS MILCHMAN; IRIS MILCHMAN, 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. No records found. ## 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. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## 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. No records found. ## 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 LAI, MEILIN HON. | 64uk-42ks | | 2013-01-24 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-01-24). | 636b-3b5g | | 2013-01-24 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-01-24). | 636b-3b5g | --- 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. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/4047630056