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56-27 Van Doren Street · Queens · BBL 4019610019 · 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 class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11368, 62% 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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (8) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Dirty Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
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$1,066,000 $63,960
2026$1,171,000 $70,260
2027$1,196,000 $71,760

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Empanadas CafeLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway111 St — 7 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 108 St / Van Cleef St — Q23 Q58 · 250 ft
Citi BikeVan Cleef St & 108 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 014 Fairview
Middle: I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci. 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

56-27 Van Doren Street

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

19 311 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: $306,000 on 2001-11-29 (lender: First Residential Services Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-11-29Mortgage $306,000 — from LAUTO, JOHN P; BERMUDEZ, LUZ H to FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK $306,000
1996-02-06Mortgage $194,850 — from AGUILAR, CECILIA M; PATINO, SEGUNDO to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC $194,850

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
14
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
20184420111
2019101013
2020002013
2021001001
2022005005
2023024006
2024012115
2025014016
202600130114
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The last 12 months — 15 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06Restaurant inspection: EMPANADAS CAFE — grade A
2026-08-17311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running Full
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-06-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-05-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-05-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-04-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06Restaurant inspection: EMPANADAS CAFE — grade A
2026-08-17311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running Full
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-06-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-05-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-05-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-04-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-09-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-09-26Restaurant inspection: EMPANADAS CAFE — grade A
2025-08-31311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2025-08-12311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-06-18311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2024
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-06-05311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2024-05-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-05-01Restaurant inspection: EMPANADAS CAFE — grade A
2024-03-18Deed — from LUZ, BERMUDEZ H to PATRICIA, BERNARD
2023
2023-10-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023-08-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2023-08-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-22311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2022
2022-12-14311: Sewer — Catch Basin Grating Missing (SA4)
2022-12-08311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2022-12-08311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2022-07-13311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2022-06-27311: Dead Animal — Raccoon
2021
2021-07-30311: Noise — Noise: Boat(Engine,Music,Etc) (NR10)
2020
2020-07-08Boiler inspection
2020-02-04311: Street Sign - Missing — Street Cleaning - ASP
2020-01-27311: Street Sign - Missing — Street Cleaning - ASP
2019
2019-06-19Boiler inspection
2019-05-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-01-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018
2018-06-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-21Job filed: FILING TO LEGALIZE REPLACEMENT OF GARAGE DOORS& RESTORE TO LEGAL USE AND CONDITION. LEGALIZING AS BUILT LAYOUT OF 1ST FLOOR CAFE & RESIDENTIAL$16,000
2018-05-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: AT REAR YARD OF PREMISES GARAGE CONVERTED INTO STORAGE (FOOD) AND A WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR UNIT. INSTALL
2018-05-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR DOB RECORDS. DOB RECORDS INDICATES ONE CAR GARAGE. AT TIME O
2018-05-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: AT REAR GARAGE. REMOVED GARAGE DOOR AND REPLACED WITH CINDERBLOCKS AND METAL DOOR. REM: OBTAIN PERMIT.
2018-05-09311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2018-04-23Boiler inspection
2018-01-24311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2016
2016-10-11311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2016-09-18311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2016-05-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2015
2015-05-05311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013
2013-08-20311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2013-08-20311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2013-08-19311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2013-02-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF DECK. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$6,681
2012
2012-11-20311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2012-08-30311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2012-07-28311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2011
2011-04-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-04-30311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2010
2010-09-08311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2010-08-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. JOB UNDER ALT 2 JOB#401605125, DEFECTS: OBSERVED AT REAR STAIRS BOTH AT GROUND $250
2010-08-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR ALT 2 JOB#401605125. PERMIT EXPIRED 2/04: NON-CONFORMING. 1) PLAN SHO$500
2010-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2010-07-08311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2010-01-11311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-08Job filed: MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHNAGE IN USE, EGRES S OR OCCUPANCY.SEE SECTION 16:$3,000
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-12-15Deed — from LAUTO, JOHN P; BERMUDEZ, LUZ H to BERMUDEZ, LUZ H; LAUTO, JOHN P
2006-08-13Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006-08-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2003-02-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-02-07Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2003-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-02-04Job filed: SEE COMMENT#16 plumbing fixtures and mechanical hood. No change of use, egress or occupancy under this application.$12,000
2002
2002-02-21Mortgage assigned — from FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2001
2001-11-29Mortgage $306,000 — from LAUTO, JOHN P; BERMUDEZ, LUZ H to FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK$306,000
2001-11-29Deed — from HUD to LAUTO, JOHN P; BERMUDEZ, LUZ H
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-11-20Deed — from HOMESIDE LENDING INC; BANCBOSTON MORTGAGECORP to HUD
2000-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-12-22Deed — from KAUFMAN, SCOTT (REF); PATINO, SEGUNDO(DEF)ETAL to HOMESIDE LENDING INC
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-08-12Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC to BANCBOSTON MORTGAGECORP
1996-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from MORAMARCO, VENTURA ETAL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1996-02-06Mortgage $194,850 — from AGUILAR, CECILIA M; PATINO, SEGUNDO to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC$194,850
1996-02-06Deed — from MORAMARCO, GILDA ANTONIA to AGUILAR, CECILIA M; PATINO, SEGUNDO
1981
1981-01-14Mortgage — from MORAMARCO VENTURA; MORAMARCO GILDA ANTONIA to ASTORIA FEDERAL S/L ASSN
1981-01-14Deed — from GAGLIA LUIGI VINCENZO DISTRIBUTEE; GAGLIA CARMELA DIST OF; MORAMARCO GILDA ANTONIA DISTRIB to GILDA ANTONIA MORAMARCO; VENTURA MORAMARCO

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