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47-31 Vernon Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4000450048 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-19.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · Obstruction (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$108,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,670,000 $100,200
2026$2,001,000 $120,060
2027$2,407,000 $144,420

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Safir MediterraneanTurkishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 2 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

SubwayVernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
21 St — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vernon Blvd / 49 Av — Q103 · 500 ft
Citi BikeVernon Blvd & 47 Rd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 78Q
Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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

47-31 Vernon 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

4 311 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: $40,000 on 2025-03-20 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-20AL&R $1,700,000 — from SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. to CATHAY BANK $1,700,000
2025-03-20Agreement $1,700,000 — from SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. to CATHAY BANK $1,700,000
2025-03-20Mortgage $1,660,000 — from LIC BUILDING II LLC to ALMA BANK $1,660,000
2025-03-20Deed $3,320,000 — from LIC BUILDING II LLC to SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. $3,320,000
2025-03-20Mortgage $40,000 — from SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. to CATHAY BANK $40,000
2025-03-20Agreement $3,912,509 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II LLC to ALMA BANK $3,912,509
2025-02-26Sold for $3,320,000 $3,320,000 $1,660,000
2023-01-12AL&R $4,050,000 — from LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC to ALMA BANK $4,050,000
2023-01-12Agreement $4,050,000 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to ALMA BANK $4,050,000
2021-10-14AL&R $4,050,000 — from JIB 76 LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC $4,050,000
2021-10-14Agreement $4,050,000 — from LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC; JIB 76 LLC to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC $4,050,000
2021-10-14Mortgage $1,053,632 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; JIB 76 LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC $1,053,632
2015-04-08Mortgage $908,871 — from LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $908,871
2015-04-08Agreement $3,300,000 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $3,300,000
2015-04-08AL&R $3,300,000 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $3,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
2018620008
20191590116
20200380112
20212016110
2022012014
2023011619
2024002035
20250018110
2026001012
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-10-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: SAFIR MEDITERRANEAN

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: SAFIR MEDITERRANEAN
2025
2025-09-29311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2025-03-20Boiler inspection
2025-03-20AL&R $1,700,000 — from SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. to CATHAY BANK$1,700,000
2025-03-20Agreement $1,700,000 — from SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. to CATHAY BANK$1,700,000
2025-03-20Mortgage assigned — from ALMA BANK to CATHAY BANK
2025-03-20Mortgage $1,660,000 — from LIC BUILDING II LLC to ALMA BANK$1,660,000
2025-03-20Deed $3,320,000 — from LIC BUILDING II LLC to SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC.$3,320,000
2025-03-20Mortgage $40,000 — from SAJ VERNON BUILDING LLC. to CATHAY BANK$40,000
2025-03-20Agreement $3,912,509 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II LLC to ALMA BANK$3,912,509
2025-02-26Sold for $3,320,000$3,320,000
2024
2024-11-30311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-11-21Restaurant inspection: SAFIR MEDITERRANEAN — grade A
2024-11-01311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-07-03Boiler inspection
2024-05-14Restaurant inspection: SAFIR MEDITERRANEAN · mice evidence
2023
2023-10-30Boiler inspection
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-04-28REL — from NORTHEAST BANK to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC
2023-01-12TL&R — from 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC to LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC
2023-01-12PREL — from 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC to ALMA BANK
2023-01-12AL&R $4,050,000 — from LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC to ALMA BANK$4,050,000
2023-01-12Agreement $4,050,000 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to ALMA BANK$4,050,000
2023-01-12Mortgage assigned — from 473 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC to ALMA BANK
2022
2022-11-09311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022-10-12Boiler inspection
2022-05-12311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED A BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND, RED LETTERS AND WORDING "SAPHRA GRILL 2"
2021
2021-11-03Boiler inspection
2021-10-14AL&R $4,050,000 — from JIB 76 LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC$4,050,000
2021-10-14TL&R — from WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, to LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC
2021-10-14Agreement $4,050,000 — from LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC; JIB 76 LLC to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC$4,050,000
2021-10-14Mortgage assigned — from WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC
2021-10-14Mortgage $1,053,632 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; JIB 76 LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC$1,053,632
2021-10-14Mortgage assigned — from 4730 VERNON BLVD FUNDING LLC to NORTHEAST BANK
2021-09-20Job filed: Renovate existing eating & drinking establishment. Remove and install plumbing fixtures as per plans. No change in egress, occupancy or use is involve$19,000
2021-09-16Job filed: Interior renovation of existing eating & drinking establishment. Remove and install partition walls, finishing floor, walls and ceiling. No change in $60,000
2021-05-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2020
2020-11-09311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-10-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2020-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-05Boiler inspection
2020-08-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35423767H ISSUED ON 07/09/19,AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$1,250
2020-07-06311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-15311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-05-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020-05-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-02-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-26311: Animal-Abuse — In Car
2019
2019-12-13Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-25Job filed: ILUMINATED SIGN FOR LIC DELI.$3,000
2019-08-27311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2019-08-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-08-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019-08-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-07-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019-07-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. INSTALLATION OF ILLUMINATED SIGN FOR SNDWICH STHOP W/O PERMIT. RMDY: OBTAIN PERMIT.$800
2019-07-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL SIGN HAS BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR OT INSPECTION. ELECTRICAL SIGN WAS NOT INSPECTED BEFORE INSTALLATION. RMDY: OBTAIN PER
2019-07-02311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2019-07-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2019-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2019-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-21311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2019-03-17311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2018
2018-12-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-28Job filed: FILING FOR THE COMMERCIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IS FILED UNDER JOB NUMBER 421641806, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR$3,000
2018-11-28Job filed: FILING FOR THE COMMERCIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IS FILED UNDER JOB NUMBER 421641806, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR$3,000
2018-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-06-04Job filed: PROPOSED NEW GAS LINE TO NEW GAS APPLICANCES AT FIRST FLOOR COMMERICAL SPACE.$10,000
2018-06-04Job filed: PROPOSED NEW GAS LINE TO NEW GAS APPLICANCES AT FIRST FLOOR COMMERICAL SPACE.$10,000
2018-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-05-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-12-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-06-18Mortgage assigned — from CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2015-06-18AALR — from CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2015-04-08Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L
2015-04-08Mortgage $908,871 — from LIC BUILDING II, LLC; LIC BUILDING I, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L$908,871
2015-04-08Agreement $3,300,000 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L$3,300,000
2015-04-08AL&R $3,300,000 — from LIC BUILDING I, LLC; LIC BUILDING II, LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L$3,300,000
2014
2014-11-13Mortgage assigned — from FDIC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-31311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Odor
2012
2012-07-03311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011
2011-12-19HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCKING MECHANISM FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1
2011-12-19HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING LOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1st STORY
2011-11-30311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2011-11-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2011-11-20311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2011-11-20311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2011-11-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-11-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2011-11-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2011-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-11-18311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2011-11-16311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2011-01-13DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2010
2010-10-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-21Job filed: REPLACE WINDOWS AND REPAIR CEILINGS AND PARTITION WALLS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE IS INVOLVE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$22,500
2010-09-21Job filed: REPLACE WINDOWS AND REPAIR CEILINGS AND PARTITION WALLS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE IS INVOLVE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$22,500
2010-09-21Job filed: REPLACE WINDOWS AND REPAIR CEILINGS AND PARTITION WALLS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE IS INVOLVE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$22,500
2010-09-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2010-09-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2010-09-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2010-09-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2010-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-08-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-08-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-07-23Job filed: INSTALL PARTITION WALLS, TOILET, TWO SPRINKLER HEADS AND REPLACE DOOR AND WINDOW PANES ON EXISTING STORE FRONT AS PER PLAN. U.G.#6 NO CHANGE IN EGRESS$22,000
2010-07-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PROPERTY OWNER ACTING AS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO OBTAIN OAC REGISTRATION NUMBER WHILE ENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVER$25,000
2010-05-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED IN C1-5 DISTRICT.(MODERN SPACES)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN$25,000
2010-05-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY LEASING OR OTHERWISE MAKING ILLEGAL SIGN SPACE AVAILABLE TO OTHERS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES(MODERN SPA$5,000
2010-05-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT(MAODERN SPACES)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN$5,000
2008
2008-05-30Mortgage $551,000 — from LIC BUILDING II LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$551,000
2008-05-05DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-05DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-10-17Deed $1,525,000 — from CAMMARANO, MARY; RUSSO, EUGENE to L.I.C. BUILDING II LLC$1,525,000
2005
2005-11-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-11-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-11-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-11-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-11-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-11-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-03-31Deed — from RUSSO, EUGENE to CAMMARANO, MARY; RUSSO, EUGENE
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-12-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1981
1981-07-15RTXL — from RUSSO ANGELINA
1981-07-15Deed — from RUSSO JOHN (HEIRS & DISTRIBUTEES); RUSSO ROCCO (DISTRIBUTEE OF); RUSSO DANIEL (HEIRS & DIS to EUGENE RUSSO
1981-07-15RTXL — from RUSSO ROCCO

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