# 56-12 217th Street, Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens, NY 11364

BBL 4074450010 · Block 7445 · Lot 10 · BIN 4160227  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-12-217th-street-4074450010  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09

## Summary

56-12 217th Street (Queens, NY 11364; tax lot BBL 4074450010) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1950, on a 3,034 sq ft lot zoned R2A. City tax records list the owner as CHENG, ERIC CHIKONG; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated January 25, 2011 lists a price of $770,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,277,000. 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. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “56-12 217th Street, Queens, NY 11364 (BBL 4074450010)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-12-217th-street-4074450010. 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.

- 56-16 217th Street (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-16-217th-street-4074450012
- 56-08 217th Street (42 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-08-217th-street-4074450008
- 56-20 217th Street (82 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-20-217th-street-4074450014
- 56-04 217th Street (82 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-04-217th-street-4074450006
- 56-24 217th Street (123 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-24-217th-street-4074450016
- 56-11 217th Street (150 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-11-217th-street-4074460065
- 56-01 Bell Boulevard (107 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/56-01-bell-boulevard-4074450001

## 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: CHENG, ERIC CHIKONG
- Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick
- Year built: 1950
- Floors: 2
- Units: 2 residential / 2 total
- Lot area: 3,034 sq ft · Building area: 2,132 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 $1,277,000, assessed value $76,620, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2011-01-25 from GENG, QIUPING; GENG, SHAN; GENG, GEORGE SHAN to CHENG, ERIC CHIKONG, stated price $770,000. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1994-08-02 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1994-08-02 from ASTORIA FEDERAL S&LASSN to GENG, SHAN; GENG, QIUPING, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1993-12-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1993-12-10 from HUANG, YAW-SUNG to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1987-10-07 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-10-07 from TAO, YU WEN to HUANG, YAW-SUNG, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1985-11-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1985-11-15 from RUELLA, HENRY M.; RUELLA, NANCY J. to TAO, YU WEN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1979-10-22 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1979-10-22 from POLIUKA IDA; SUCHER HELANE LORY; SPITZER GEORGE K; SUCHER PETER OWEN to HENRY M RUILLA; NANCY J RUILLA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1973-11-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1973-11-27 from SPITZER GEORGE K to HELANE L SUCHER; PETER O SUCHER, 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 2026-11-09; 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.

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 CHENG, ERIC CHIKONG. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2011-01-25 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2011-01-25). | 636b-3b5g |

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