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118-19 Liberty Avenue · Queens · BBL 4095560029 · 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 class3
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 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11419, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-02-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Noise (3) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$157,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$559,000 $251,550
2026$572,000 $257,400
2027$592,000 $266,400

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tropical Isle Roti Shop & BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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.

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

SubwayOzone Park-Lefferts Blvd — A · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lefferts Blvd / Liberty Av — Q10 Q80 QM18 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler
Middle: M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes. 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

118-19 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

22 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
2018000011
2019003014
2020002013
202100150015
202220150118
20234150414
20241081313
20251270212
2026005005
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2026-07-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-06-22311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-04-28311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-04-06311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025-12-12Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY — grade A
2025-12-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-27Permit General Construction — Permit Issued

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2026-07-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-06-22311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-04-28311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-04-06311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025
2025-12-12Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY — grade A
2025-12-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-27Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-08-11Boiler inspection
2025-07-14311: Obstruction — Sidewalk Display
2025-07-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-12311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-07-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-31311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2025-03-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED A BURNHAM BOILER MODEL IN8I SERIAL #65829593 UNREGISTERED, STORAGE IN BOILER ROOM, MISSING CHIMNEY CLEAN OUT. OBTAIN THE $6,250
2025-03-31DOB complaint, category ?
2025-01-23311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2024
2024-08-28MLEA — from RIGAS, ELAINE to LIBERTY ASSETS LLC
2024-08-16311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-08-12Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY — grade A
2024-08-12311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-12311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-08-03311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2024-07-31311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-07-23Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY
2024-07-18311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-06-01311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2024-05-22311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2024-03-05Boiler inspection
2024-01-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2023
2023-12-29311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-11-04311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2023-10-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-03Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-08-29Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-15Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY — grade A
2023-06-06Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-05-03Job filed: PROPOSED SPLIT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM & COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# Q00734529 .$32,000
2023-03-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-13Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
2023-01-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN , AS PER PLANS. FILED INCONJUNCTION WITH Q0073529.$25,000
2023-01-20311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-01-03Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL ISLE ROTI SHOP & BAKERY · mice evidence
2022
2022-12-26311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-12-15Boiler inspection
2022-09-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-08-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN , AS PER PLANS. FILED INCONJUNCTION WITH Q0073529.$25,000
2022-08-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-08-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-08-09311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-08-08311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-08-04311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-08-04311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2022-06-16Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED TO ADD ACCESSORY KITCHEN TO EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT IN EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING. INSTALLATION AND R$75,000
2022-05-18311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2022-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-24311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2022-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2022-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2022-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2022-01-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021
2021-10-30311: Street Sign - Dangling — Other/Unknown
2021-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2021-07-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-05-29311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2021-02-06City emergency repair (OMO): ************existing hot water heater is under size********* at apt#2 remove or disconnect the shared water heater with $3,270
2021-01-19HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY
2021-01-19HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY
2021-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2021-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FRO
2021-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-17311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-01-17311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-01-17Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-01-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020
2020-11-17311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020-03-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-03-04Boiler inspection
2019
2019-05-18311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2019-05-06311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2019-05-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019-02-28Boiler inspection
2018
2018-07-16Boiler inspection — defects found
2017
2017-10-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-03-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-01-09Boiler inspection
2016
2016-11-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-09-16FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2016-07-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-09-18311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2015-06-12311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2014
2014-05-14311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2014-04-30HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2014-04-10City emergency repair (OMO): r/c 20141419802 3rd floor apartment: as per the requirement contract with hpd, provide and install 10 window guards thro$50
2014-03-17311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2014-03-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2014-03-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2014-03-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2014-03-01HPD class C: SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW Y
2014-03-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY L
2014-02-18HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2014-02-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2014-02-15311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2014-02-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FIRE-ESCAPE
2014-02-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MAIL-BOX
2014-02-15311: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2014-02-15311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2014-02-15311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2014-02-15311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2014-02-15311: PAINT - PLASTER — RADIATOR
2014-02-15311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2014-02-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOW GUARDS
2014-02-15311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — RADIATOR
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2014-02-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOW GUARDS
2014-01-14311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2013
2013-08-20311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2013-08-19Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR MECHANICAL WORK. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT.II 420815149. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,500
2013-06-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-16Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #420815149. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2013-03-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-08Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED TO OBTAIN NEW C OF OF FOR EXISTING THREE STORY, GROUND FLOOR EATING AND DRINKING, SECOND FL - OFFICE AND THIRD FLOOR DWELLI$24,535
2013-02-21Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR. ERECT NEW INTERIOR PARITIONS WITH PLUMBING WORK$46,700
2012
2012-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-04311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2012-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-25311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-07-14311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2012-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-06-02311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2011-05-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT THE FRONT ERECTED 2 WOOD FRAMED ENCLOSURES ALONG LEFFERTS BLVD & LIBERTY AVE APPROX 1 4'D X 12'L
2011-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-09-10311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2005
2005-09-09Deed — from CATHERINE KERMAN, AS EXECUTRIX; FRANK ATZBERGER (DECEASED) to RIGAS, JOHN; RIGAS HANLON, ELAINE
2001
2001-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-07-25Job filed: REPAIRS AND REDUCE HEIGHT FOR EXISTING P ARAPET WALLS. NO CHANGE TO EXISTING USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,000
2001-07-25Job filed: REPAIRS AND REDUCE HEIGHT FOR EXISTING P ARAPET WALLS. NO CHANGE TO EXISTING USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,000
2001-07-18Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2001-07-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK BRIDGE 100' LONG DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2001-07-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK BRIDGE 100' LONG DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
1988
1988-08-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FIRE RETARDING CEILING IN CELLAR LARGE HOLES. WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT SCREW JACKS UNDER WOOD BEAMS CELLAR CENTE$450

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