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119-28 Merrick Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4123920009 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11434, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-11-05.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (2) · 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 officerALBERT BASAL
Managing agentROCKAWAY STORAGE INC
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$927,000 $55,620
2026$921,000 $55,260
2027$893,000 $53,580

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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: Merrick Blvd / Victoria Rd — Q5 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens
Middle: 72, 332. 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

119-28 Merrick Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC. — 8 buildings, 22 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
305 Jefferson Street BK8 C
150-40 Shore Avenue QN3 B
108-16 167 Street QN2 D
119-28 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
119-32 Merrick Boulevard QN2 A
115-29 Bedell Street QN2 B
188-10 119 Road QN2 A
121-05 Sutphin Boulevard QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000 on 1990-03-08 (lender: Schoolmate Transprtnco). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-03-18DEEDO $440,000 — from ELLIOTT, CAROL; ELLIOTT, JASPER to ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC $440,000
1990-03-08Mortgage $60,000 — from ELLIOTT, CAROL; ELLIOTT, JASPER to SCHOOLMATE TRANSPRTNCO $60,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
8
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017011
2018123
2019022
2020011
2021088
2022000
2023011
2024011
2025011
2026022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-16311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-16311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025
2025-10-01Eviction executed (BSMT)
2024
2024-08-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023
2023-11-30HPD 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
2021-11-05311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-09-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-03311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-01-19311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2021-01-13311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2021-01-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-05-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-19311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2018
2018-10-31HPD 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
2018-10-17311: Consumer Complaint — Over Capacity
2018-09-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-09-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-05-21311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2013
2013-08-13TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2012
2012-07-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2011
2011-11-05HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEYED OPERATED LOCK ON SECURITY DOOR TO ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STO
2011-10-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-05-27Deed — from ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC. to ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC.
2009-01-28CERT — from JANUS ABSTRACT INC.
2008
2008-12-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-12-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-05-27Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-05-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-05-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-04-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-04-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-03-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-09Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-03-09Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-03-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-11-01DOB violation C:
2006-11-01ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SAFEGUARD PUBLIC & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATIONS. NB IS IN PROGRESS W/ FRAMING 1ST FL. JOBSITE FENCE I$5,000
2006-09-19Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-09-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-09-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-09-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-09-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-08-17Permit DM — ISSUED
2006-03-27Job filed: DM
2006-03-10ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT (DEMOLITION) VIOLATION NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION BLDG WAS DEMOLISHED WITH CONCRETE AND PILES OF EARTH REMAINI$2,500
2005
2005-07-27Job filed: NB
2005-07-27Job filed: NB
2005-07-25Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED FOR BPP FOR 80' LINEAR FEET. NO CHANGES TO USE GROUP
2005-07-12Job filed: NB
2005-07-12Job filed: NB
2005-06-15Job filed: SI
2005-06-15Job filed: SI
2005-05-19Job filed: SI
2005-03-18DEEDO $440,000 — from ELLIOTT, CAROL; ELLIOTT, JASPER to ROCKAWAY STORAGE INC$440,000
2005-03-18Mortgage satisfied — from ELLIOTT, CAROL to SCHOOLMATE TRANSPORTATION CO. INC.
1990
1990-03-08Deed — from SCHOOLMATE TRANSPRTN/CO to ELLIOTT, CAROL; ELLIOTT, JASPER
1990-03-08Mortgage $60,000 — from ELLIOTT, CAROL; ELLIOTT, JASPER to SCHOOLMATE TRANSPRTNCO$60,000
1982
1982-07-14Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to SCHOOLMATE TRANS.CO.INC.
1979
1979-12-20Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ACTION NO 35; NYC DEPT OF FINANCE ACTION NO 37; COMMISSIONER OF FI to THE CITY O FNEW YORK; THE CITYOF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY O;F NEW YORK; T

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