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125-17 Rockaway Boulevard

728Records
15City systems
76Open violations
1782.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11420 · Neighborhood: South Ozone Park
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728 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 368 311 service requests, 147 HPD complaints, 87 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11420
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)XIAO & ZENG REALTY LLC
BBL4116820032
BIN4252623

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1782.7. In ZIP 11420, 87% 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 violations76 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-27.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

28
’23–24
6
’24–25

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

$25,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

316 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (115) · PLUMBING (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · ELECTRIC (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (11).

Filed construction activity

$807,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (2)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)XIAO & ZENG REALTY
Head officerJOANNA ZENG
Managing agentJOANNA ZENG
Last registered2026-03-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,076,000 $64,560
2026$1,076,000 $64,560
2027$1,294,000 $77,640

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
One Bar and LoungeCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Toilet Facility, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

SubwayOzone Park-Lefferts Blvd — A · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Blvd / 124 St — Q7 Q10 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 155
Middle: 226, 297. 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

125-17 Rockaway Boulevard

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

316 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2017-04-19 (lender: Habib American Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-04-19Mortgage $600,000 — from XIAO & ZENG REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $600,000
2017-04-19Deed $1,085,000 — from GOBERDHAN, LENNOX B. to XIAO & ZENG REALTY LLC $1,085,000
2017-04-19AL&R $600,000 — from XIAO & ZENG REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $600,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
474
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021508
2018003047
2019010001
202010440018
202101100011
2022101002
2023369800107
202403543900474
202503220328
202600220022
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 612Ownership & money 12Health & systems 7

Every one of the 728 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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