1,978 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,185 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 215 DOF property sales, 123 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 52% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.4. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$19,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (12) · Street Condition (11) · Dirty Condition (5) · Blocked Driveway (5) · Food Establishment (5).
$2,411,233 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (182) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | STAR TOWER CONDO ASSOCIATION INC. |
| Head officer | MATTHEW CZACHOR |
| Managing agent | AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $197,023 | $88,661 |
| 2026 | $345,466 | $155,460 |
| 2027 | $720,896 | $324,404 |
The city's market estimate has risen 266% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $10,182,596 a year ($47.10 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,053,581 ($18.75 per sq ft), net operating income $6,129,015. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cozy Tea House | Coffee/Tea | Not yet graded | — |
| Duomi Rice Yogurt House | Chinese | A | — |
| Fat Cat Flatbread | Chinese | A | — |
| Guagua | Chinese | A | — |
| Hunan Noodle | Chinese | A | — |
| Kyuramen | Japanese | A | — |
| Marathon Hong Kong Diner | Chinese | Not yet graded | — |
| Nai Brother | Chinese | A | — |
| Pho Vital | Southeast Asian | Not yet graded | — |
| Shimiaodao Ten Seconds | Chinese | A | — |
| Steam Rice Roll Lic INC. | Not yet graded | — | |
| Taipei Hang | Chinese | A | — |
| Tuesday Kitchen INC. | Not yet graded | — | |
| U Ni Rice Lic | Japanese | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
14 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 14 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Protection, No Permit or License), shared by 14 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Queensboro Plaza — 7 N W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Queens Plaza — E F R · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 28 St / 42 Rd — Q69 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 27 St & Hunter St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 78Q 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.
2717 42nd Road
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 372 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Deed $1,070,000 — from GONG, YAN to LI, XINGMIN | $1,070,000 | |
| 2026-07-22 | Sold for $1,070,000 | $1,070,000 | $5,879 |
| 2026-07-16 | Deed $1,570,000 — from WU, KEVIN; YAO, XINYU to YANG, SHANYAO | $1,570,000 | |
| 2026-07-16 | Mortgage $1,256,000 — from YANG, SHANYAO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $1,256,000 | |
| 2026-07-01 | Sold for $1,570,000 | $1,570,000 | $8,626 |
| 2026-06-11 | Deed $895,000 — from HUA, YINWEN to XU, XIAOSHU | $895,000 | |
| 2026-06-11 | Mortgage $550,000 — from XU, XIAOSHU to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $550,000 | |
| 2026-05-26 | Sold for $895,000 | $895,000 | $4,918 |
| 2026-01-08 | Mortgage $482,500 — from CHEN, BRANDON YU to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $482,500 | |
| 2026-01-08 | Deed $965,000 — from YAO, NAIJIA to CHEN, BRANDON YU | $965,000 | |
| 2025-12-30 | Sold for $965,000 | $965,000 | $5,302 |
| 2025-12-30 | Sold for $965,000 | $965,000 | $5,302 |
| 2025-12-18 | Mortgage $447,750 — from WANG, GUAN SHAWN to EAST WEST BANK | $447,750 | |
| 2025-12-02 | Deed $1,048,000 — from SHEN, XINYI to HUANG LEE, EUGENE; HUANG LEE, THUNG SHIN; HUANG LEE, CHYAU | $1,048,000 | |
| 2025-11-20 | Sold for $1,048,000 | $1,048,000 | $5,758 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2018 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 773 | 0 | 789 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 254 | 0 | 287 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 279 | 0 | 327 |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 81 |
| 2024 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 63 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 74 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 68 |
Every one of the 1,978 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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