# 53-41 196th Street, Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens, NY 11365

BBL 4056670004 · Block 5667 · Lot 4 · BIN 4486780, 4128018  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-41-196th-street-4056670004  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10

## Summary

53-41 196th Street (Queens, NY 11365; tax lot BBL 4056670004) is a one-family home (building class A0: one-family home (subtype A0)), built around 1950, on a 4,800 sq ft lot zoned R2A. City tax records list the owner as LIN, RUO HU; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated September 16, 2019 lists a price of $900,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $998,000. As of November 10, 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. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “53-41 196th Street, Queens, NY 11365 (BBL 4056670004)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-41-196th-street-4056670004. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Neighborhood

Fresh Meadows-Utopia: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365

- Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365/open-hpd-violations
- Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365/active-dob-violations
- Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365/active-ecb-violations
- Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365/open-dob-jobs
- Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365/unpaid-oath-tickets

## ZIP

Queens 11365: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11365

## Nearby properties

Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers.

- 53-37 196th Street (45 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-37-196th-street-4056670006
- 53-33 196th Street (83 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-33-196th-street-4056670008
- 53-29 196th Street (130 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-29-196th-street-4056670010
- 53-46 196th Street (170 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-46-196th-street-4056660060
- 53-44 196th Street (170 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-44-196th-street-4056660059
- 53-27 196th Street (171 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/53-27-196th-street-4056670012
- 196-03 56th Avenue (81 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/196-03-56th-avenue-4056670002

## 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: LIN, RUO HU
- Building class: A0 – One-family home (subtype A0)
- Year built: 1950
- Floors: 1.5
- Units: 1 residential / 1 total
- Lot area: 4,800 sq ft · Building area: 1,206 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 $998,000, assessed value $59,880, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2019-09-16 from FENG, BERNADETTE; FENG, WAN IRENE to DAI, LEYAN; LIN, RUO HU, stated price $900,000. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2015-11-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2015-11-05 from CHEUNG, WING TAK; ZHU, BIYIN to FENG, BERNADETTE; FENG, WAN IRENE, stated price $825,000. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2011-04-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2011-04-27 from KUI, DOUGLAS to CHEUNG, WING TAK; ZHU, BIYIN, stated price $710,000. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1998-01-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-01-27 from BAKSA, RICHARD to KUI, DOUGLAS, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1994-05-07 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1994-05-07 from JANCE, EMILIA to BAKSA, RICHARD, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1976-09-30 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1976-09-30 from TISCHLER ERNEST; TISCHLER EVELYN H to EMILIA JANCE; ANTONAS JANCE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-17 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 402114038: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2006-04-17, expires 2007-04-17. | ipu4-2q9a |
| 2005-08-26 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 402114038: New building. Issued 2005-08-26, expires 2006-04-13. | 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 2026-11-10

## 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.

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 LIN, RUO HU. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2019-09-16 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2019-09-16). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2019-09-16 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2019-09-16). | 636b-3b5g |

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