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44-45 21 Street

241Records
13City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate

241 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 56 DOB permits, 46 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)21 STREET PROPERTY GROUP LLC
BBL4004380021
BIN4005183

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (4) · Street Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).

Filed construction activity

$7,339,683 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,689,000 $760,050
2026$1,841,000 $828,450
2027$2,062,000 $927,900

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gyu-KakuJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

SubwayCourt Sq — 7 E F G · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 21 St / 44 Dr — B62 Q103 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike44 Dr & 21 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

44-45 21 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

23 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,440,000 on 2022-12-23 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-23AL&R $2,440,000 — from 21 STREET PROPERTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,440,000
2022-12-23Deed $3,900,000 — from M.D.A. 44TH DRIVE, INC to 21 STREET PROPERTY GROUP LLC $3,900,000
2022-12-23Mortgage $2,440,000 — from 21 STREET PROPERTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,440,000
2022-12-02Sold for $3,900,000 $3,900,000 $1,300,000
2018-09-17Mortgage $725,182 — from M.D.A. 44TH DRIVE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $725,182
2018-09-17Agreement $1,050,000 — from M.D.A. 44TH DRIVE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,050,000
2018-09-17AL&R $1,050,000 — from M.D.A. 44TH DRIVE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,050,000
2008-03-19Mortgage $767,000 — from M.D.A. 44TH DRIVE, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $767,000
2000-11-02Mortgage $100,000 — from ARIFEE, MOHAMMAD DAVID to 44TH DRIVE AND 21STSTREET REALTY CORP $100,000
1995-12-05Mortgage $2,046,800 — from A.L.A. CASTING CO INC; ALA REALTY CO LLC; ALARAMA JEWELRY CO INC to UNITED STATES TRUSTCOMPANY OF NEW YORK $2,046,800
1995-12-05Mortgage $3,800 — from NYC INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY to UNITED STATES TRUSTCOMPANY NEW YORK (TRS $3,800

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712030015
20184065015
20193750015
2020422008
2021004015
2022005409
202314082226
202426490241
20256440115
20263190013
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The full timeline

Construction 106Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 36Health & systems 9

Every one of the 241 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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