# 8-29 Empire Avenue, Queens, NY 11691 BBL 4155520007 · Block 15552 · Lot 7 · BIN 4298148 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-29-empire-avenue-4155520007 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-08 ## Summary 8-29 Empire Avenue (Queens, NY 11691; tax lot BBL 4155520007) is a 1-unit mixed-use building with apartments and ground-floor commercial space (building class S1: mixed-use: one-family home with one store or office), built around 1920, on a 3,725 sq ft lot zoned R2X. City tax records list the owner as SARF, MICHAEL; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated February 21, 2017 lists a price of $780,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $730,000. As of November 8, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB/ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. There were three 311 requests in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “8-29 Empire Avenue, Queens, NY 11691 (BBL 4155520007)”, data as of 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-29-empire-avenue-4155520007. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Far Rockaway-Bayswater: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11691: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11691 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 8-23 Empire Avenue (56 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-23-empire-avenue-4155520010 - 8-17 Empire Avenue (100 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-17-empire-avenue-4155520012 - 8-09 Empire Avenue (181 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-09-empire-avenue-4155520015 - 8-14 Empire Avenue (193 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-14-empire-avenue-4155510001 - 8-08 Empire Avenue (253 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-08-empire-avenue-4155510010 - 8-02 Empire Avenue (289 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-02-empire-avenue-4155510012 - 8-34 Cornaga Avenue (75 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-34-cornaga-avenue-4155520001 - 803 Empire Avenue (253 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/803-empire-avenue-4155520020 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: SARF, MICHAEL - Building class: S1 – Mixed-use: one-family home with one store or office - Year built: 1920 - Floors: 2.5 - Units: 1 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 3,725 sq ft · Building area: 1,932 sq ft - Zoning: R2X - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-08 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $730,000, assessed value $43,800, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2017-02-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2017-02-21 from LEBEN, CHARLES to SARF, MICHAEL; SARF, CHAVIVA, stated price $780,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2016-01-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2016-01-13 from 829 EMPIRE AVENUE LLC to LEBEN, CHARLES, stated price $590,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2011-05-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2011-05-25 from DASCY, MARIE-ROSE; DASCY, LUCKNER to 829 EMPIRE AVENUE LLC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1988-07-29 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-07-29 from GELLIS, SARAH to DASCY, MARIE-ROSE; DASCY, LUCKNER, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1987-11-03 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-11-03 from GLENN, GEORGE P. to GELLIS, SARAH, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1975-07-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-07-17 from FOX, HELEN; RADLER, HELEN to GEORGE P GLENN, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1969-05-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-05-13 from RADLER, SARAH (EXTR OF) to HELEN M RADLER; HELEN M FOY; HELEN M FOX, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-04-19 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Street Sign - Dangling – No Parking, Standing, Stopping. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-03-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Traffic – Congestion/Gridlock. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-26 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Street Condition – Cave-in. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as SARF, MICHAEL. | 64uk-42ks | | 2017-02-21 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2017-02-21). | 636b-3b5g | | 2017-02-21 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2017-02-21). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. 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