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38-02 29 Street

1,494Records
17City systems
1Open violations
44.5Penalty rate

1,494 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 662 311 service requests, 361 HPD housing violations, 340 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FONTANA LLC
BBL4003850015
BIN4004660

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 44.5. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
24
’24–25
18
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

110 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (66) · HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (2) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$74,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)FONTANA, LLC
Head officerDOMENICO TIERNO
Managing agentFONTANA LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,481,000 $666,450
2026$1,693,000 $761,850
2027$1,681,000 $756,450

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Beija FlorBrazilianA—

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).

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

Subway39 Av-Dutch Kills — N W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 31 St / 39 Av — Q102 · 700 ft
Citi Bike38 Ave & 29 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 112 Dutch Kills
Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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

38-02 29 Street

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

110 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2019-01-22 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-22AL&R $400,000 — from FONTANA LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $400,000
2019-01-22Mortgage $400,000 — from FONTANA LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $400,000
1993-12-14Mortgage $12,780 — from TIERNO, GENARO; TIERNO, BINA; TIERNO, DOMENICO; TROCCOLI, MARIA; TIERNO, GIUSEPPE; TROCOLI to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $12,780
1987-09-29Mortgage $400,000 — from TROCOLI, MARIA; TROCCOLI, MARIA A/K/A; TIERNO, GENARO; TIERNO, GIUSEPPE; TIERNO, BINA; TIE to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701670573
201801540156
201923642172
202003690173
202100450146
20221134703352
202373700181
202421530157
202500430245
202601400344
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 1,392Ownership & money 15Health & systems 29

Every one of the 1,494 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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