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25-19 40 Avenue

207Records
15City systems
8Open violations
3.6Penalty rate

207 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 17 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units21
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)DFV INC
BBL4003960037
BIN4004794

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.6. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

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 violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1993-06-07.

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (4) · Abandoned Bike (3) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (21)
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)DFV INC
Head officerLARRY VAFEAS
Managing agentPETER VAFEAS
Last registered2024-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,102,000 $495,900
2026$1,021,000 $459,450
2027$1,130,000 $508,500

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Goodfellas Pizzeria of L.I.C.PizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

SubwayQueensboro Plaza — 7 N W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 31 St / 39 Av — Q102 · 0.2 mi
Citi Bike40 Ave & Crescent St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

25-19 40 Avenue

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

17 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701809
201800516
20190117220
202000415
20212011114
20220012214
202301315
20240010212
2025007512
202600314
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 159Ownership & money 5Health & systems 19

Every one of the 207 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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