A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
9% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Construction Lead Dust (1).
Filed construction activity
$262,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (1)
No
421-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 year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$568,000
$34,080
2026
$610,000
$36,600
2027
$720,000
$43,200
The city's market estimate has risen
27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Spoiled, Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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
Subway
Grant Av — A · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / Drew St — Q8 · 150 ft
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.
12 311 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: $540,000 on
2024-07-11 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-07-11
Mortgage $540,000 — from 1222 LIBERTY AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK
$540,000
2024-07-11
Deed $1,250,000 — from ARIOLA, FRANK to 1222 LIBERTY AVE LLC
$1,250,000
2024-06-07
Sold for $1,250,000
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
1996-03-20
Mortgage $100,000 — from ARIOLA, FRANK to GREENPOINT BANK
$100,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
17
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
0
0
3
2018
0
1
1
0
0
2
2019
0
1
0
0
0
1
2020
0
0
2
0
0
2
2021
0
0
1
0
0
1
2022
0
0
3
0
0
3
2023
0
5
3
0
0
8
2024
5
1
6
4
1
17
2025
8
0
1
0
0
9
2026
0
0
4
0
1
5
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Restaurant inspection: RAFA SPICY COTTAGE — grade A
2026-05-13
311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-03-23
311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-12-16
Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-11-12
Job filed: Installation of commercial kitchen exhaust hood and ventilation system for eating and drinking establishment. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-07-26311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-05-23Restaurant inspection: RAFA SPICY COTTAGE — grade A
2025-11-12Job filed: Installation of commercial kitchen exhaust hood and ventilation system for eating and drinking establishment. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$60,000
2025-09-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-08-21Job filed: Installation of commercial kitchen exhaust hood and ventilation system for eating and drinking establishment. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$60,000
2025-04-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-03-17Permit Sign — Signed-off
2025-03-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING AT OSP AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2025-02-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2025-01-21City emergency repair (HWO): doh lead abatement violation: thoroughly re-clean the following areas as per new york city health code section 173.14 an$196
2024-11-05Job filed: FILING THIS APPLICATION TO INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR FOOD STORE ON 1ST FL & CELLAR. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND MECHANICAL WORK WILL BE FILE$46,000
2024-10-28Boiler inspection
2024-10-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-09-04Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR FOOD STORE AND RELOCATE STAIR CASE ON 1ST FL & CELLAR . PLUMBING WORK AND MECHANICAL WORK WILL BE FILED BY SEPARATE APPLICATI$90,000
2024-07-11PAT — from ARIOLA, FRANK P to VASQUEZ, JACQUELINE A
2024-07-11Mortgage $540,000 — from 1222 LIBERTY AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK$540,000
2024-07-11Deed $1,250,000 — from ARIOLA, FRANK to 1222 LIBERTY AVE LLC$1,250,000