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87-48 78 Street

170Records
14City systems
1Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11421 · Neighborhood: Woodhaven
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170 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 17 DOB job filings, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11421
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC
BBL4089080041
BIN4183202

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 11421, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (3) · Water System (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$897,740 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,280,000 $576,000
2026$1,395,000 $627,750
2027$1,563,000 $703,350

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Neir's TavernAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

12 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway75 St-Elderts Ln — J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 77 St — Q56 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 097 Forest Park
Middle: J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell. 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

87-48 78 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2026-08-04 (lender: Preferred Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-04AL&R $2,200,000 — from 353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to PREFERRED BANK $2,200,000
2026-08-04Agreement $2,200,000 — from 353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to PREFERRED BANK $2,200,000
2026-08-04Mortgage $900,000 — from 353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to PREFERRED BANK $900,000
2022-03-02AL&R $1,300,000 — from 353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to PREFERRED BANK $1,300,000
2022-03-02Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to PREFERRED BANK $1,300,000
2018-12-17Deed $1,350,000 — from BUILD-ENG CORP. to 353 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC $1,350,000
2018-12-11Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $450,000
1985-08-20Mortgage $60,000 — from STRAUS, RICHARD to COLUMBIA FED SAVINGSBK $60,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017016007
2018013206
2019018009
2020007007
202114090023
2022032207
20230540211
2024510039
20256150113
20261044110
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 16Health & systems 9

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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