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40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd

98Records
10City systems
5Open violations
98.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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98 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 HPD complaints, 19 HPD housing violations, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1920
Floors1
Res. units1
ClassA6
Owner (PLUTO)PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
BBL4158300002
BIN4301773

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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 98.3. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-29.

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.

$15,060 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Building/Use (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 (1)
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)PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentPLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
Last registered2025-04-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$386,000 $23,160
2026$363,000 $21,780
2027$372,000 $22,320

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayBeach 44 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Beach 41 St — Q22 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Lighthouse Elementary School
Middle: 53, 319. 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

40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd

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

3 311 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 PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. — 23 buildings, 39 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1961 Fulton Street BK8 B
146-29 Tuskegee Airmen Way QN3 D
114-63 203 Street QN2 B
3-01 Seagirt Avenue QN2 D
109-18 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
168-12 Foch Boulevard QN2 F
115-03 Bedell Street QN2 B
949 East 221 Street BX2 D
177-37 106 Road QN2 A
94-08 Linden Boulevard QN1 C
14-29 Pearl Street QN1 C
125-18 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
444 Beach 44 Street QN1 D
146-52 105 Avenue QN1 C
216-24 115 Terrace QN1 C
25-04 Brookhaven Avenue QN1 C
327 Beach 73 Street QN1 C
111-48 156 Street QN1 C
176-36 Sunbury Road QN1 C
126-03 116 Avenue QN1 A
40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN1 D
174-20 110 Avenue QN1 B
133-44 118 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $637,244 on 2026-08-06 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-06Deed $649,000 — from PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. to FAKANLE, SAMUEL $649,000
2026-08-06Mortgage $637,244 — from FAKANLE, SAMUEL to MERS $637,244
2026-07-28Sold for $649,000 $649,000 $649,000
2024-07-31Deed $230,000 — from SCOTT H. SILLER, ESQ to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. $230,000
2024-07-19Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $230,000
2008-03-13Mortgage $375,000 — from SOTO, RAMON to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $375,000
2008-03-13Mortgage $375,000 — from SOTO, RAMON to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $375,000
2006-01-05Mortgage $104,900 — from SOTO, RAMON to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $104,900
2004-09-15Mortgage $50,000 — from SOTO, RAMON to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801001
201901023
202000000
202101001
202203003
202301001
202413239
202514005
202630306
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 19Health & systems 5

Every one of the 98 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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