A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 141. In ZIP 11433, 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
Open HPD violations
9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-25.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
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: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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
No
Built before 1974 (2006)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)
ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC.
Head officer
FARHAD BASAL
Managing agent
ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC.
Last registered
2025-07-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$850,000
$51,000
2026
$825,000
$49,500
2027
$950,000
$57,000
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
4 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
Subway
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 169 St — F · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Merrick Blvd / 108 Av — Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 +2 more · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: 40, 312 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.
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2026-07-02
HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME OF HOT WATER ENTIRE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT
2026-07-02
HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME OF COLD WATER ENTIRE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTME
2026-07-01
311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-07-01
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-05-31
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-02HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2026-07-02HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME OF HOT WATER ENTIRE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT
2026-07-02HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME OF COLD WATER ENTIRE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTME
2026-07-01311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-07-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-03-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024
2024-12-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-10-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-08-27311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-08-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY
2024-08-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2024-08-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY,
2024-08-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd ST
2024-08-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WINDOW SASH COUNTERBALANCE AT WEST WALL WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM
2024-08-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EA
2024-08-03HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2024-08-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SOUTH WALL CABINET DRAWERS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY
2024-08-03HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2022-02-03HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM S
2022-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-12-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-02-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE BOTTOM AT WASHBASIN CABINET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2021-02-25HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2021-02-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2021-02-25HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2010-01-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-12-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 28-201.1. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER TO CORRECT VIO #34693239H FOR WORK W/O PERMIT @ CELLAR INSTALLED PLUMBING/PARTITIO$8,000
2008
2008-07-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: RESIDENCE ALTER FOR OCCUP AS DWELLING FOR MORE THAN LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILES DOB RECORDS INDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APP$6,000
2008-07-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED PARTITIONS AND INSTALLING WATER AND WASTE LINES FOR 3PC BTRM SINK TOILET SHOW$8,000
2008-07-06DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-04-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING NB# 402273446. DURING INSP OVER APPROX 15 YDS OF CONST DEBRIS THRU-OUT JOB SITE. SHEETRO$500
2006-04-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATIONS NB# 402273446. DURING INSP APPROX 200'FT OF JOB SITE FEBCE N$1,000
2006-03-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-02-28Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-02-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-02-22Job filed: APPLICATION FILEDFOR 39 LINEAR FEET BBP IN CONJUCTION WITH APPLICATION #402273446