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87-20 56 Avenue

128Records
13City systems
6Open violations
27.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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128 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 32 HPD complaints, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FABIAN ENTERPRISES
BBL4028550008
BIN4064741

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.8. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-10-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Fabian Enterprises LLC
Head officerRobert H Fabian
Managing agentFabian Enterprises, LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,134,000 $510,300
2026$1,006,000 $452,700
2027$1,000,000 $450,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayGrand Av-Newtown — M R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 56 Av — Q60 · 350 ft
Citi BikeQueens Blvd & 56 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 Bayview
Middle: I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

87-20 56 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FABIAN BUILDERS LLC — 3 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
87-20 56 Avenue QN12 B
58-06 83 Street QN3 A
82-08 58 Avenue QN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $226,564 on 2004-03-19 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-03-19Agreement $360,000 — from FABIAN ENTERPRISES, LLC; FABIAN, HENRY J to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $360,000
2004-03-19Mortgage $226,565 — from FABIAN ENTERPRISES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $226,565
1991-09-27Mortgage $350,000 — from FABIAN, HENRY J; HRF CONSTRUCTION CO,INC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $350,000
1986-02-06Mortgage $315,000 — from FABIAN, HENRY J. to MASPETH FEDL SVG&LNASSN $315,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201803115
201908019
202004015
202106017
20220180119
202301012
202401023
20250230124
202607007
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 16Health & systems 10

Every one of the 128 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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