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146-12 Liberty Avenue · Queens · BBL 4100520004 · 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 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$27,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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$729,000 $43,740
2026$733,000 $43,980
2027$770,000 $46,200

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AfricanaAfricanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

SubwaySutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport — E J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / Liverpool St — Q112 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
Middle: 8, 287. 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

146-12 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

2 311 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: $344,000 on 2020-07-23 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-23AL&R $344,000 — from OSAGIEDE, BLESSING E to FLUSHING BANK $344,000
2020-07-23Deed $600,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO; MERCER, NELLY H to OSAGIEDE, BLESSING E $600,000
2020-07-23Mortgage $344,000 — from OSAGIEDE, BLESSING E to FLUSHING BANK $344,000
2020-07-14Sold for $600,000 $600,000 $300,000
2005-12-12Mortgage $115,481 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $115,481
2005-12-12Agreement $205,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $205,000
2005-12-12AL&R $205,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to MCGOWAN, LESTO $205,000
2004-07-04Agreement $100,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $100,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $12,253 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $12,253
2000-03-06Mortgage $95,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC $95,000
1989-06-16Mortgage $6,500 — from MC GOWAN, LESTO to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP $6,500
1987-05-14Mortgage $50,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018001001
2019020406
20202028012
2021001001
2022000000
2023101013
2024000011
2025001012
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-02-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025
2025-07-08311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-05-21Restaurant inspection: AFRICANA — grade A
2024
2024-03-04Restaurant inspection: AFRICANA — grade A · mice evidence
2023
2023-09-29Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW TYPE I KITCHEN HOOD ON 1ST FLOOR,ROOFTOP EXHAUST FAN, AND DUCTWORK AS PER PLANS. FIRESUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED SEPARAT$10,000
2023-08-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2023-01-30Restaurant inspection: AFRICANA · mice evidence
2021
2021-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2020
2020-10-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-09-24Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON 1ST FLOOR RESTAURANT$12,000
2020-09-23Job filed: INSTALL KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES.$5,000
2020-08-19TL&R — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; SUNTRUST BANK; COHEN FINANCIAL; SUTHERLAND COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRU
2020-08-19Mortgage satisfied — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to COHEN FINANCIAL; SUTHERLAND COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 201; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; SUNTRUS
2020-07-23AL&R $344,000 — from OSAGIEDE, BLESSING E to FLUSHING BANK$344,000
2020-07-23Deed $600,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO; MERCER, NELLY H to OSAGIEDE, BLESSING E$600,000
2020-07-23Mortgage $344,000 — from OSAGIEDE, BLESSING E to FLUSHING BANK$344,000
2020-07-14Sold for $600,000$600,000
2020-02-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-01-13AALR — from READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC to SUTHERLAND
2020-01-13AALR — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC
2019
2019-09-10Mortgage assigned — from READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK
2019-09-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-09-03FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2019-08-29Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC
2019-06-07AALR — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC
2019-06-07Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC
2018
2018-06-11311: Street Sign - Damaged — Bus Stop
2014
2014-09-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2007
2007-11-14Deed — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to MCGOWAN, LESTO; MERCER, NELLY H
2005
2005-12-12Mortgage $115,481 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$115,481
2005-12-12Agreement $205,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$205,000
2005-12-12AL&R $205,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to MCGOWAN, LESTO$205,000
2004
2004-07-04AL&R — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to MCGOWAN, LESTO
2004-07-04Agreement $100,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$100,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $12,253 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$12,253
2001
2001-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-11-07Job filed: INSTALL EXHAUST SYSTEM AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS,$6,000
2001-11-07Job filed: INSTALL EXHAUST SYSTEM AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS,$6,000
2001-11-07Job filed: INSTALL EXHAUST SYSTEM AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS,$6,000
2001-09-11Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$1,800
2001-09-11Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$1,800
2001-07-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2000
2000-09-15Job filed: LEGALIZE RENOVATION IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.S SECTION # 16.$4,000
2000-09-15Job filed: LEGALIZE RENOVATION IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.S SECTION # 16.$4,000
2000-07-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.CREATED PARTITIONS AND DOORS FORMING THREE CLOSETS AND TWO STORAGES AT BASEMENT.SUGGESTED REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT$500
2000-07-10DOB violation C:
2000-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2000-03-31Mortgage satisfied — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2000-03-06Mortgage assigned — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC
2000-03-06Mortgage satisfied — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP
2000-03-06Mortgage $95,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC$95,000
1989
1989-06-16Mortgage $6,500 — from MC GOWAN, LESTO to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP$6,500
1989-06-16Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP to PROVIDENT SAVINGS BK
1989-01-20Deed — from MC DONALD, PAULA to MC GOWEN, LESTO
1988
1988-09-26Deed — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to MCDONALD, PAULA
1987
1987-11-23Deed — from USA VETERANS ADMIN to MCGOWAN, LESTO
1987-05-14Mortgage $50,000 — from MCGOWAN, LESTO to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN$50,000
1983
1983-04-12Deed — from ROBINSON,ANDREW(DEF)ETAL; LEVY, EUGENE F.(REF) to UNITED STATES AMER A/V/A
1973
1973-06-26Mortgage — from ROBINSON RICHARD B JR to NYC SOCIAL SERVICES
1970
1970-09-24Mortgage assigned — from INTER ISLAND MTGEE CORP to FEDL NATL MTG ASSN
1970-09-16Mortgage — from ROBINSON RICHARD D JR to INTER ISLAND MTGEE CORP
1970-09-16Deed — from BETTER NASSAU CORP to RICHARD B ROBINSON JR
1970-04-20Mortgage — from BETTER NASSAU CORP to INTER ISLAND MTGEE CORP
1970-04-20Deed — from SOMMA JOSEPH to BETTER NASSAU CORP

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