# 53-40 Bell Boulevard, Queens, NY 11364 BBL 4074240017 · Block 7424 · Lot 17 · BIN 4159718, 4491356 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-40-bell-boulevard-4074240017 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 53-40 Bell Boulevard (Queens, NY 11364; tax lot BBL 4074240017) is a one-family home (building class A1: one-family home, two stories, detached), built around 1935, on a 4,200 sq ft lot zoned R2A. City tax records list the owner as CHEN, WENJIAN; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated September 7, 2012 lists a price of $680,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,237,000. As of November 9, 2026, 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. There was one 311 request in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “53-40 Bell Boulevard, Queens, NY 11364 (BBL 4074240017)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-40-bell-boulevard-4074240017. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11364: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11364 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 53-36 Bell Boulevard (41 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-36-bell-boulevard-4074240015 - 53-44 Bell Boulevard (42 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-44-bell-boulevard-4074240019 - 53-32 Bell Boulevard (81 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-32-bell-boulevard-4074240013 - 53-48 Bell Boulevard (82 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-48-bell-boulevard-4074240021 - 53-26 Bell Boulevard (123 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-26-bell-boulevard-4074240011 - 53-22 Bell Boulevard (163 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-22-bell-boulevard-4074240009 - 53-41 215th Street (88 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-41-215th-street-4074240031 - 53-47 215th Street (107 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-47-215th-street-4074240028 ## 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: CHEN, WENJIAN - Building class: A1 – One-family home, two stories, detached - Year built: 1935 - Floors: 2.5 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 4,200 sq ft · Building area: 2,000 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 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,237,000, assessed value $74,220, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2012-09-07 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2012-09-07 from FALCO, JOHN; FALCO, ROSE to CHEN, WENJIAN, stated price $680,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1979-10-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1979-10-26 from LAW WILBUR G; LAW MARGARET A to JOHN FALCO; ROSE FALCO, 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). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1998-04-24 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 400846466: Alteration. Issued 1998-04-24, expires 1999-03-11. | ipu4-2q9a | ## 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 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-03-11 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DEP: Sewer – Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC). | erm2-nwe9 | ## 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 CHEN, WENJIAN. | 64uk-42ks | | 2012-09-07 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2012-09-07). | 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/4074240017