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120-14 Merrill Street

673Records
9City systems
63Open violations
101.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11434 · Neighborhood: Baisley Park
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673 recorded events, 1969–2025, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 HPD complaints, 267 311 service requests, 104 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11434
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
BBL4123890070
BIN4435305, 4435306

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 101.3. In ZIP 11434, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations63 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2012-04-25.

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: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Obstruction (1) · Dirty 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 (1920)
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)VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentVILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC.
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$971,000 $58,260
2026$1,048,000 $62,880
2027$1,042,000 $62,520

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / Baisley Blvd — Q5 Q85 Q86 Q87 +1 more · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens
Middle: 72, 332. 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

120-14 Merrill Street

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

The landlord's report card

Managed by VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC. — 23 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B6 · C1 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1974 Bathgate Avenue BX3 B
1972 Bathgate Avenue BX3 D
152-05 118 Avenue QN2 B
120-14 Merrill Street QN2 D
222-44 143 Avenue QN2 B
65-11 Bayfield Avenue QN2 F
107-45 Sutphin Boulevard QN2 D
1756 Monroe Avenue BX2 A
1335 Clay Avenue BX2 A
111-51 178 Street QN2 C
218-42 140 Avenue QN2 B
106-33 156 Street QN2 A
126-42 146 Street QN2 A
150-42 120 Avenue QN2 A
126-35 148 Street QN2 F
118-34 154 Street QN1 A
126-40 146 Street QN1 A
164-17 109 Drive QN1 A
160-15 109 Avenue QN1 D
107-11 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 B
67-15 Beach Channel Drive QN1 D
164-15 109 Drive QN1 B
107-09 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000 on 1991-07-08 (lender: European American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-09-11Deed $325,000 — from THE ESTATE OF AUDREY MORROW; MORROW, AS EXECUTRIX, JACQUELINE R; THE ESTATE OF AUDREY ALLI to VILLAGE PLAZA HOMES INC. $325,000
1991-07-08Mortgage $10,000 — from MORROW, AUDREY to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK $10,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
78
2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017028230
2018169070
2019125026
2020013013
2021018018
2022078078
20230505
2024023023
20251203
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 649Ownership & money 6Health & systems 11

Every one of the 673 recorded events, 1969–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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