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87-20 Liberty Avenue · Queens · BBL 4091500010 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11417, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Water System (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)8720 LIBERTY LLC
Head officerANTONIO FILOSA
Managing agent8720 LIBERTY LLC
Last registered2026-01-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$492,000 $221,400
2026$590,000 $265,500
2027$708,000 $318,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jing WahChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 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

Subway88 St — A · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Blvd / 102 Rd — Q7 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 063 Old South
Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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

87-20 Liberty 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

24 311 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: $708,500 on 2021-04-14 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-14AL&R $708,500 — from 8720 LIBERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $708,500
2021-04-14Mortgage $708,500 — from 8720 LIBERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $708,500
2021-04-14Deed $1,188,000 — from 88TH AND LIBERTY REALTY LLC to 8720 LIBERTY LLC $1,188,000
2021-03-29Sold for $1,188,000 $1,188,000 $396,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
16
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201802024
201914027
202002024
202102428
202212025
202311046
202414038
20250110314
20261112216
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The last 12 months — 17 records

DateRecord
2026-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-08-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-07-22311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaning/Missing
2026-07-13Boiler inspection
2026-07-13Boiler inspection
2026-06-03311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-06-03311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from 8720 LIBERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK
2026-05-08TL&R — from CATHAY BANK to 8720 LIBERTY LLC
2026-04-28311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2026-04-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-16311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
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

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-08-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-07-22311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaning/Missing
2026-07-13Boiler inspection
2026-07-13Boiler inspection
2026-06-03311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-06-03311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from 8720 LIBERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK
2026-05-08TL&R — from CATHAY BANK to 8720 LIBERTY LLC
2026-04-28311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2026-04-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-16311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
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
2025-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-19311: Water Conservation — Illegal Use Of A Hydrant (CIN)
2025-09-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-09-03311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2025-08-25Restaurant inspection: JING WAH — grade A
2025-08-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2025-07-18311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-06-02Boiler inspection
2025-06-02Boiler inspection
2025-05-17311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2025-05-08311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-04-14311: Dirty Condition — Debris from Car Accident
2025-04-14311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024
2024-12-05HPD 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
2024-11-26311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2024-11-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2024-09-18Boiler inspection
2024-09-18Boiler inspection
2024-04-22Restaurant inspection: JING WAH — grade A
2024-04-12311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-02-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2023-11-02Restaurant inspection: JING WAH · mice evidence
2023-04-12Boiler inspection
2023-04-12Boiler inspection
2023-01-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-11-18HPD 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
2022-03-17HPD 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
2022-03-14Boiler inspection
2022-03-14Boiler inspection
2022-01-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-09-06311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-04-22HPD 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
2021-04-14AL&R $708,500 — from 8720 LIBERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$708,500
2021-04-14Mortgage $708,500 — from 8720 LIBERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$708,500
2021-04-14Deed $1,188,000 — from 88TH AND LIBERTY REALTY LLC to 8720 LIBERTY LLC$1,188,000
2021-04-08Boiler inspection
2021-04-08Boiler inspection
2021-03-29Sold for $1,188,000$1,188,000
2020
2020-10-08Boiler inspection
2020-10-08Boiler inspection
2020-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020-07-24311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019
2019-10-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019-09-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-09-19Boiler inspection
2019-09-19Boiler inspection
2019-07-21311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2019-04-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-03-14311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2018
2018-10-11311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2018-07-20Boiler inspection
2018-07-20Boiler inspection
2018-03-04311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017
2017-10-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-09-06Boiler inspection
2017-09-06Boiler inspection
2016
2016-02-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016-02-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-02-29311: Food Establishment — Odor
2015
2015-06-19311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2015-06-19311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2015-06-19311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2015-06-19311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2014
2014-03-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2011
2011-12-16Deed — from FILOSA, ANTONIO to 88TH AND LIBERTY REALTY LLC
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-25Deed — from FILOSA, ANTONIO to 88TH AND LIBERTY REALTY LLC
2011-10-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED @ CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED PARTITIONS FOR 3-ROOMS. REM: OBTAIN PERMIT.
2011-07-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-07-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-07-14311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-07-14311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-07-14311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2004
2004-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-12-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-17Job filed: Renovate existing store for fast food establishment and install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.# 6 No change in egress, occupancy$18,000
2003-10-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE-FUMES
2003-10-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-09-15Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND INSTALL 4 WEIL MCLAIN GAS BOILER,2 STATE HOT WATER HE TERS AND 5 GAS METERS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2003-03-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE-FUMES
2003-03-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE-FUMES
2003-02-27Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE-FUMES
1997
1997-12-26Deed — from FILOSA, ANTONIO; FILOSA, JOSEPH; FILOSA, NINO to FILOSA, ANTONIO
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-12-23Deed — from SCARANTINO, LOUIS to FILOSA, JOSEPH; FILOSA, NINO; FILOSA, ANTONIO
1984
1984-11-01Mortgage satisfied — from SCARANTINO, LOUIS to BOCCIA, VINCENT
1982
1982-05-28Mortgage satisfied — from BOCCIA, VINCENT to MOLOFF, THOMAS I.
1979
1979-08-09Mortgage — from SCARANTINO LOUIS to VINCENT BOCCIA
1979-08-09Deed — from BOCCIA VINCENT to LOUIS SCARANTINO
1973
1973-04-20Deed — from MOLOFF EDITH G; MOLOFF THOMAS I to VINCENT BOCCIA
1973-04-20Mortgage — from BOCCIA VINCENT to THOMAS I MOLOFF; EDITH G MOLOFF

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