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157-15 Rockaway Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4132670015 · 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 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

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: Street Light Condition (1) · Street Condition (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 (1)
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$667,000 $40,020
2026$752,000 $45,120
2027$841,000 $50,460

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
China Express InnChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Blvd / 144 Rd — Q6 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 052 Queens
Middle: 355, 356. 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

157-15 Rockaway Boulevard

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: $300,000 on 2007-07-03 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-07-03Deed $510,000 — from RCM DUPLICATING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT to NY CITY STAR LLC $510,000
2007-07-03Mortgage $300,000 — from NY CITY STAR LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000
2007-07-03AL&R $300,000 — from NY CITY STAR LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000
1983-09-23Mortgage $90,000 — from RUSSELL PROPERTIES DBA; MACHOVER, JONATHAN; MACHOVER, ANDREW; MACHOVER, GEOFFREY; MACHOVER to BIEDENKAPP, ROY; BIEDENKAPP, FLORENCE $90,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
4
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172002
20181001
20190202
20200303
20210000
20220101
20230022
20241034
20250101
20260112
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2026-01-12Restaurant inspection: CHINA EXPRESS INN — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2026-01-12Restaurant inspection: CHINA EXPRESS INN — grade A
2025
2025-03-16311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Knocked Down
2024
2024-08-29Restaurant inspection: CHINA EXPRESS INN — grade A
2024-06-18Restaurant inspection: CHINA EXPRESS INN
2024-05-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-01-18Restaurant inspection: CHINA EXPRESS INN — grade A
2022
2022-11-09311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020
2020-11-09311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-05-17311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2020-02-03311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2019
2019-08-05311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2019-02-08311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2018
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-07-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2015
2015-12-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2012
2012-09-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012-08-25311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2012-06-22311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2012-06-18311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2009
2009-08-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-12Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-07-03Deed $510,000 — from RCM DUPLICATING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT to NY CITY STAR LLC$510,000
2007-07-03Mortgage $300,000 — from NY CITY STAR LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$300,000
2007-07-03AL&R $300,000 — from NY CITY STAR LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$300,000
2007-06-13Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2007-06-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-05-12DEED COR — from ROGOVE, GILBERT B to ROM DUPLICATING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT P
2005-03-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-16Job filed: INSTALL REPLACEMENT OIL FIRED BOILER AND BURNER AND CONNECT TO EXISTING(2) 275 GALLON OIL STORAGE TANKS IN CELLAR AND EXISTING BRICK CHIMNEY WITH TERR
2004
2004-04-08ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL 'HAZ' DEFECTS: 1)METAL LINTELS ABOVE WINDOWS AT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL AND ABOVE MAIN BUILDING$800
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-10-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-02-20VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NEW YORK CITY COMM FIN
1990
1990-10-31Deed — from NYC COMM FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1990-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1990-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1990-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1987
1987-04-02Deed — from ROGOVE, GILBERT B. to RCM DUP/SUP/EQU/PRO/SH/T
1986
1986-10-23Deed — from RUSSELL PROPERTIES DBA; MACHOVER, JONATHAN; MACHOVER, RUSSELL; MACHOVER, ANDREW; MACHOVER, to ROGOVE, GILBERT B.
1986-10-23Mortgage satisfied — from MACHOVER,RUSSELL,ETAL to BIEDENKAPP,ROY,ET AL
1983
1983-09-23Deed — from BIEDENKAPP, FLORENCE; BIEDENKAPP, ROY to MACHOVER, RUSSELL; MACHOVER, JONATHAN; RUSSELL PROPERTIES D/B/A; MACHOVER, GEOFFROY; MACHO
1983-09-23Mortgage $90,000 — from RUSSELL PROPERTIES DBA; MACHOVER, JONATHAN; MACHOVER, ANDREW; MACHOVER, GEOFFREY; MACHOVER to BIEDENKAPP, ROY; BIEDENKAPP, FLORENCE$90,000
1970
1970-12-03Deed — from STEINHART HARRY; STEINHART STANLEY to ROY BIEDENKAPP; FLORENCE BIEDENKAPP
1969
1969-03-11Deed — from STEINHART MARY (EXTR OF); STEINHART STANLEY (EXTR); STEINHART HARRY (EXTRS) to HARRY STEINHART; STANLEY STEINHART

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