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40-29 23 Street

1,533Records
18City systems
69Open violations
2275.7Penalty rate

1,533 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 532 HPD housing violations, 425 HPD complaints, 387 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built1940
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC C
BBL4004080013
BIN4004934

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2275.7. 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 violations69 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

165 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 68 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (59) · Noise (5) · GENERAL (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)Schwartz Realty LLC
Head officerJeremy Weinstein
Managing agentJoel Spitzer
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,498,000 $674,100
2026$1,338,000 $602,100
2027$1,104,000 $496,800

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

Subway21 St-Queensbridge — M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Queensboro Plaza — 7 N W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 21 St / 41 Av — B62 Q66 Q69 Q100 +1 more · 650 ft
Citi Bike24 St & 41 Ave · 300 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

40-29 23 Street

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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 59 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: $25,100 on 2022-05-12 (lender: Acquisition Capital LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-12SPRD $499,900 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC; MATTHEW SCHWARTZ; 4-35 27TH AVE INC. to FEDERICI, ANTHONY JR; NARDELLO, MARIO $499,900
2022-05-12Agreement $525,000 — from 4-35 27TH AVE INC.; SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to ACQUISITION CAPITAL LLC $525,000
2022-05-12Mortgage $25,100 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC; 4-35 27TH AVE INC. to ACQUISITION CAPITAL LLC $25,100
2019-10-28Mortgage $499,900 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC; SCHWARTZ, MATTHEW to FEDERICI, ANTHONY JR.; NARDELLO, MARIO $499,900
2019-10-28AL&R $499,900 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC; SCHWARTZ, MATTHEW to NARDELLO, MARIO; FEDERICI, ANTHONY JR. $499,900
2016-05-24Mortgage $2,101,933 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,101,933
2016-05-24Agreement $3,165,000 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $3,165,000
2011-09-30Mortgage $606,059 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $606,059
2011-09-30Agreement $1,150,000 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,150,000
2004-09-10CMTG $700,000 — from BITTON REALTY LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $700,000
2004-07-03Mortgage $210,022 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY, LLC. to THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $210,022
2004-07-03Agreement $625,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SCHWARTZ REALTY, LLC. $625,000
2004-07-03AL&R $625,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SCHWARTZ REALTY, LLC. $625,000
2002-06-19Mortgage $150,531 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $150,531
2000-03-13Mortgage $281,250 — from SCHWARTZ REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $281,250

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172200123
20182750178
20190972099
2020212300125
20210580058
2022110343111
2023511707129
2024619900205
2025619400200
20260930295
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 1,416Ownership & money 48Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,533 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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