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138-40 Jewel Avenue

QUEENS, NY 11367 BBL 4064840002 2 units · 2 floors · 1950

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Kew Gardens Hills
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 138-40 Jewel Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1950
6 or more units
2 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 138-40 Jewel Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
24th percentile

Out of 160 buildings in this neighborhood, 38 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
8.6%
No serious
violations
50.6%
Some violations
(1–9)
40.8%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1950
Gross area76,796 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

6802 140th St, New York, NY 11367
13805 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
68-05 138th St, New York, NY 11367
68-09 138th St, New York, NY 11367
68-21 138th St, New York, NY 11367
13809 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
13815 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
13819 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
138-25 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
138-29 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
13833 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
13837 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
13841 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
13845 68th Dr, New York, NY 11367
6818 140th St, New York, NY 11367
68-24 140th St, New York, NY 11367
68-26 140th St, New York, NY 11367
6801 140th St, New York, NY 11367
6806 140th St, New York, NY 11367
6805 140th St, New York, NY 11367
68-09 140th St, New York, NY 11367
6810 140th St, New York, NY 11367
68-11 140th St, New York, NY 11367
6814 140th St, New York, NY 11367
68-23 138th St, New York, NY 11367
Who's behind the building

138-40 Jewel Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Joyce Equities, Inc
Address
68-41 138 Street
Flushing, NY 11367
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