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12-05 40 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4004720627 · 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

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Illegal Parking (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Vendor Enforcement (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 (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$1,176,000 $70,560
2026$1,356,000 $81,360
2027$1,308,000 $78,480

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Friendly RestaurantChineseBMice 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)
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled) · 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

Subway21 St-Queensbridge — M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Queensboro Plaza — 7 N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 40 Av / 12 St — Q103 · 50 ft
Citi Bike40 Ave & 9 St · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell
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

12-05 40 Avenue

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

10 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
6
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180101
20190202
20200202
20210202
20221506
20231102
20240123
20250336
20260516
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-08-23311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-07-29311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2026-07-03Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT — grade B
2025-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-11-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-10-28Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-23311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-07-29311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2026-07-03Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT — grade B
2025
2025-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-11-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-10-28Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2025-08-21Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT — grade C
2025-04-11311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-03-04Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2024
2024-08-14Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT — grade P
2024-07-17311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-06-26Restaurant inspection: FRIENDLY RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2023
2023-10-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-02-22ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT NOTED; AT THE LEAVING ROOM OF 2ND FLOOR APT. ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS WITH DOOR AND 2 SMALL WINDOWS SUBD$250
2022
2022-12-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2022-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-10-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-30311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-01-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-09-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2021-03-24311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2020
2020-11-17311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2020-03-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019
2019-03-19311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-03-19311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2018
2018-04-13311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2017
2017-02-15311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2015
2015-07-21311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2014
2014-08-20311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2014-08-08311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2014-01-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-05-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2013-04-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2013-02-10311: Street Sign - Missing — Bus Stop
2011
2011-09-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-15Job filed: INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS,OR OCCUPANCY. GAS FILED UNDER APPLICATION #400101402$3,000
2004
2004-08-03Deed — from WONG, LIN HING; LAU WONG, MUI CHAI to 1205 40TH AVE. REALTY CORP.
2003
2003-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-06-29Permit PL — ISSUED
1990
1990-06-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1983
1983-11-18Deed — from MAZUR, RITA; MAZUR, SAMUEL to WONG, MUI CHAI LAU; WONG, LIN HING
1968
1968-04-30SAGE — from MAZUR RITA; MAZUR SAMUEL; ZIMET LEONARD; SALZMAN CHARLES

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