# 196-53 45th Drive, Queens, NY 11358

BBL 4055390052 · Block 5539 · Lot 52 · BIN 4125117  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/196-53-45th-drive-4055390052  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

196-53 45th Drive (Queens, NY 11358; tax lot BBL 4055390052) is a two-family home (building class B9: two-family home, miscellaneous), built around 1960, on a 5,240 sq ft lot zoned R3X. City tax records list the owner as TEW NGON CHU FAMILY TRUST. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,594,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active DOB violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “196-53 45th Drive, Queens, NY 11358 (BBL 4055390052)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/196-53-45th-drive-4055390052. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 1 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: TEW NGON CHU FAMILY TRUST
- Building class: B9 – Two-family home, miscellaneous
- Year built: 1960
- Floors: 1
- Units: 2 residential / 2 total
- Lot area: 5,240 sq ft · Building area: 1,932 sq ft
- Zoning: R3X
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,594,000, assessed value $95,640, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2018-09-17 from CHU, TEW NGON to TEW NGON CHU FAMILY TRUST; KENNETH CHU, CO-TRUSTEE; DONALD CHU, CO-TRUSTEE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1972-12-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1972-12-06 from SUTTER PARK HOMES INC to TEW N CHU; HENRY CHU, 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, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-09-22 | open (VW-VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 |

## 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 TEW NGON CHU FAMILY TRUST. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2018-09-17 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2018-09-17). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2018-09-17 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2018-09-17). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2018-09-17 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2018-09-17). | 636b-3b5g |

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