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255-09 Northern Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4081390049 · 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 11362, 96% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Broken Parking Meter (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1927)
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$1,945,000 $116,700
2026$2,046,000 $122,760
2027$1,857,000 $111,420

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La BarakaFrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · 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.

10 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Northern Bl / Westmoreland St — Q12 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 David D. Porter
Middle: J.H.S. 067 Louis Pasteur. 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

255-09 Northern 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: $70,000 on 1987-11-17 (lender: Laspisa, John and Laspisa, Nina). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-11-17Mortgage $70,000 — from SONIGO, JEAN-LUC; SONIGO, LUCETTE to LASPISA, JOHN; LASPISA, NINA $70,000
1987-10-19Mortgage $290,500 — from SONIGO, JEAN LUC; SONIGO, LUCETTE to LONG ISLAND SAV BK $290,500

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701102
201814005
201911002
202001001
202112003
202231004
202321025
202413004
202511013
202620013
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: LA BARAKA — grade A
2026-01-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-02FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: LA BARAKA — grade A
2026-01-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-02FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025
2025-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-07-23Restaurant inspection: LA BARAKA
2025-02-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024
2024-07-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-04-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2024-04-19311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2024-01-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023
2023-10-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-10-19Restaurant inspection: LA BARAKA · mice evidence
2023-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-26311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-03-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-09-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-01-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-01-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-05-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020
2020-10-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-11-26311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2018-10-21311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-08-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-06-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017
2017-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from SONIGO, JEAN-LUC; SONIGO, LUCETTE to THE LONG ISLAND SAVINGS BANK, FSB; STERLING NATIONAL BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOA
2017-07-10311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2016
2016-10-12311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016-02-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015
2015-04-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-03-11311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015-02-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015-02-19311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2014
2014-10-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2014-07-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2014-04-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013
2013-08-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013-08-22311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2013-07-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013-07-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013-07-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013-02-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2013-01-10311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2012
2012-09-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-09-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011
2011-10-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-10-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-09-03311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-09-01311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010
2010-12-03311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-01-26311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2000
2000-12-26Mortgage satisfied — from SONIGO, JEAN-LUC ETAL to LASPISA, JOHN ETAL
1991
1991-03-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1988
1988-02-11Mortgage assigned — from LONG ISLAND SAVS BANK to LONG ISLAND SAVS BK/CNTR
1987
1987-11-17Mortgage $70,000 — from SONIGO, JEAN-LUC; SONIGO, LUCETTE to LASPISA, JOHN; LASPISA, NINA$70,000
1987-10-19Deed — from SCHONINGER,LILLIAN(TRT/F; SCHONINGER,RICHARD(TRT; ROSENBLUM,STEWART (TRT); SCHONINGER,STAN to SONIGO, JEAN LUC; SONIGO, LUCETTE
1987-10-19Mortgage $290,500 — from SONIGO, JEAN LUC; SONIGO, LUCETTE to LONG ISLAND SAV BK$290,500
1986
1986-11-14Deed — from SCHONINGER, STANLEY(EX/O to SCHONINGER, RICHARD(TRS); SCHONINGER, STANLEY(TR/O; ROSENBLUM, STEWART I(TRS; SCHONINGER,
1976
1976-03-01Mortgage — from SCHONINGER LILLIAN R to HERTA BAUM; HERBERT BAUM
1976-03-01Deed — from BAUM HERBERT; BAUM HERTA to LILLIAN R SCHONINGER
1973
1973-01-11Deed — from HBH PROPERTIES INC to HERBERT BAUM; HERTA BAUM

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