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78-17 Roosevelt Avenue · Queens · BBL 4012890039 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

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 36.7. In ZIP 11372, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (41) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$302,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1931)
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)78-17, LLC
Head officerSamia Shariff
Managing agentSamia Shariff
Last registered2026-01-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,313,000 $78,780
2026$1,432,000 $85,920
2027$1,628,000 $97,680

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CafetalesLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
74 St-Broadway — 7 E F M R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roosevelt Av / 78 St — Q32 Q33 · 200 ft
Citi Bike79 St & Roosevelt Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 222 (K-2), 69 (K-5)
Middle: I.S. 230. 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

78-17 Roosevelt 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

48 311 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: $500,000 on 2011-11-28 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-11-28Mortgage $500,000 — from 78-17 LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $500,000
1995-03-09Mortgage $340,000 — from SHARIFF, BOB to COOPER, BLANCHE $340,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
45
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201801001
201910012
202004015
202103115
202201012
202312025
202404015
202512036
20260420345
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The last 12 months — 49 records

DateRecord
2026-09-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-27Boiler inspection
2026-08-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-24Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES — grade A
2026-04-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-12Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES
2026-03-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-19Boiler inspection
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-27Boiler inspection
2026-08-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-24Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES — grade A
2026-04-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-12Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES
2026-03-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025
2025-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-19Boiler inspection
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-02-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-01-09Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES — grade A
2024
2024-08-06Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES
2024-03-13311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-02-07311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-02-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-02-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023
2023-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-08-23Boiler inspection
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-05Restaurant inspection: CAFETALES — grade A
2022
2022-04-12Boiler inspection
2022-02-11311: Food Establishment — Odor
2021
2021-10-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-09-29311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-04-24311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2021-04-09Mortgage satisfied — from 78-17 LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2021-03-09Boiler inspection
2020
2020-08-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2020-08-04Boiler inspection
2020-06-13311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2020-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2020-01-04311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2019
2019-05-22Boiler inspection
2019-03-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 6A, 34B, 47, 48-A-B, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50F, 50G. B254-50A)NO CHECK VALVE ON BOILER FILL INTO RETURN B)WRONG AND NOT ENOUGH
2018
2018-08-13311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2017
2017-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-11-01311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2016-10-31311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-08-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-07-13Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. COOKING EQUIPMENT,AND GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #421240776$3,000
2016-06-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO CREATE NEW RESTAURANT. WORK TO INCLUDE NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND DINING AREA AS PER USE GROUP 6. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O$140,500
2016-06-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO CREATE NEW RESTAURANT. WORK TO INCLUDE NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND DINING AREA AS PER USE GROUP 6. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O$140,500
2016-06-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-20Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO REMOVE ALL EXISTING WALLS, AND CEILING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,450
2016-04-20Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO REMOVE ALL EXISTING WALLS, AND CEILING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,450
2015
2015-06-17311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2015-03-04311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-10-09311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2011
2011-12-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-28AL&R — from 78-17 LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2011-11-28Mortgage $500,000 — from 78-17 LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$500,000
2011-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2007
2007-03-08Deed — from SHARIFF, BOB to 78-17, LLC
2005
2005-02-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.UPON INSPECTION AT THE ABOVE PROPERTY 16 TELEPHONE BOOTH CREATED IN 1ST FLOOR.DEPT RECORD SHOWS NO PERMIT ISSU
2004
2004-07-14Permit SG — ISSUED
2004-07-06DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
2003-03-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING INSTALLED AWNING W/OUT A PERMIT. REMEDY:REMOVE ILLEGAL WORK
2003-03-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING SIGNAGE DOUBLE FACED PROJECTING MORE THAN 18IN ACROSS THE STREET LINE. REMEDY:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNAGE
2003-03-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING AN ILLUMINATED SIGN W/OUT A CURRENT PERMIT. REMEDY:REMOVE ILLEGAL WORK
2003-03-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING AWNING SIGNAGE WITH A SURFACE AREA EXCEEDING 12 SQ FT. HAVING AWNING SIGNAGE NOT LIMITED TO THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE EST
2003-03-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING INSTALLED SIGNAGE W/OUT A PERMIT. REMEDY:REMOVE ILLEGAL WORK
2002
2002-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-06-22Mortgage satisfied — from SHARIFF, BOB to COOPER, BLANCHE
1995
1995-03-09Mortgage $340,000 — from SHARIFF, BOB to COOPER, BLANCHE$340,000
1995-03-09Deed — from COOPER, BLANCHE to SHARIFF, BOB
1980
1980-02-05Deed — from COOPER STANGLEY (PTNR); SIEGEL HAROLD (PTNR); WESTMINISTER ASSOCIATES (PTNRSHP); SIEGEL ME to STANGLEY COOPER; BLANCHE COOPER
1974
1974-05-09Mortgage assigned — from BORSELLINO VINCENZO (ADM OF); BORSELLINO FRANCES (IND & ADM); ZIEGLER RITA to FRANCES BORSELLINO; RITA ZIEGLER
1969
1969-10-01Mortgage — from SIEGEL HAROLD; SIEGEL MERRIT; WESTMINSTER ASSOCIATES; COOPER STANLEY to VINCENZA BORSELLINO
1969-10-01Deed — from BORSELLINO VINCENZA to STANLEY COOPER; WESTMINSTER ASSOCIATES; MERRIT SIEGEL; HAROLD SIEGEL

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