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86-20 Whitney Avenue · Queens · BBL 4015790027 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$285,000 $128,250
2026$325,000 $146,250
2027$336,000 $151,200

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SumateraIndonesianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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

SubwayElmhurst Av — M R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Whitney Av — Q53-SBS · 550 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeWhitney Ave & Ketcham Pl · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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

86-20 Whitney Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

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: $175,000 on 2003-09-23 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-09-23DEEDO $420,000 — from CHAN, SOO-JA BAE to CHAN, A/K/A PAO YUEH; FANG, PAO YUEH $420,000
2003-09-23Mortgage $175,000 — from FANG, PAO YUEH; CHAN, A/K/A PAO YUEH to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $175,000
1989-04-04Mortgage $276,600 — from CHUN, SOO JA BAE to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $276,600

Ten-year activity

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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-08-14Restaurant inspection: SUMATERA — grade A
2024
2024-09-16Restaurant inspection: SUMATERA
2024-07-24Restaurant inspection: SUMATERA
2022
2022-11-03Deed — from FANG, PAO YUEH to 86-20 WHITNEY AVE LLC
2022-11-02Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018
2018-12-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017
2017-08-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-03-03311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-01-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2013
2013-11-26TL&R — from CHANG, A/K/A PAO Y; FANG, PAO Y to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2013-11-26Mortgage satisfied — from CHAN, A/K/A PAO Y; FANG, PAO Y to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2013-05-17ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS OR AMENDMENTSJOB#401743592/A2/PAA DWG DATED DEC 11,2012.NOTED: 1-1ST FLR
2013-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-05311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2012
2012-05-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-04-23Job filed: INSTALL A NEW GAS BOILER AT CELLAR OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS,OCCUPANCY AND USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$11,750
2012-03-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2011-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-01-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-13Job filed: INSTALL ONE NON-ILLUMINATED AWNINGS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$14,560
2010-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR ALTII JOB#401743592 PERMIT EXPIRED ON 9/12/04 NON-CONFORMING1-OBSERVE$500
2010-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-22Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE FOR A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT AT FIRST FLOOR AND INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE GROUP, OCCUPANCY, AND EGRES$97,800
2003-10-22Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE FOR A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT AT FIRST FLOOR AND INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE GROUP, OCCUPANCY, AND EGRES$97,800
2003-09-23DEEDO $420,000 — from CHAN, SOO-JA BAE to CHAN, A/K/A PAO YUEH; FANG, PAO YUEH$420,000
2003-09-23AL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to FANG, PAO YUEH; CHAN, A/K/A PAO YUEH
2003-09-23Mortgage $175,000 — from FANG, PAO YUEH; CHAN, A/K/A PAO YUEH to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$175,000
1999
1999-12-09Mortgage satisfied — from CHUN, SOO JA BAE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1999-12-07Mortgage satisfied — from CHUN, SOO JA BAE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1999-08-10DOB violation C:
1999-08-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: CONSTRUCTION OF 4 CUBICLES APPROX 5'X8'X7'. WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION TO FORM AN ADULT PHYSICAL
1999-08-10ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT IS REAR STAIRWELL PILES OF DEBRIS ON STAIRSPILES OF DEBRIS AT FRONT ENTRANCE RUSTING DISCARDED AIR COND$800
1999-08-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDS AT CELLAR LEVEL K-2 STORE BEING USD AS A PHYSICAL CU$400
1999-08-10ECB Hazardous violation: EXIT DOOR TOTAL OBSTRUCTION. EXIT DOOR TOTAL OBSTRUCTION STAIRWAY BLOCKED BY DEBRIS, CHAIRS, WOOD PILED ON STAIRS. REMEDY: RE$480
1995
1995-11-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-03-30Mortgage assigned — from CHUN, SOO JA BAE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-08-09Mortgage satisfied — from 88 WHITNEY, INC. to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN
1989
1989-11-02EASE — from 88 WHITNEY CO to NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO
1989-04-04Deed — from 88 WHITNEY INC to 92 WHITNEY INC
1989-04-04Deed — from 92 WHITNEY INC to CHUN, SOO JA BAE
1989-04-04Mortgage $276,600 — from CHUN, SOO JA BAE to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN$276,600
1989-04-04REL — from ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN to 88 WHITNEY INC

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