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12-21 30 Avenue

250Records
14City systems
3Open violations
11.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11102 · Neighborhood: Old Astoria-Hallets Point
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250 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 HPD complaints, 57 311 service requests, 48 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11102
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1221 30TH AVE REALTY CORP
BBL4005140014
BIN4005629

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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 58% 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 11.2. In ZIP 11102, 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Missed Collection (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Non (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)12-21 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP
Head officerJENNIFER FINE
Managing agentDIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,435,000 $645,750
2026$1,580,000 $711,000
2027$1,581,000 $711,450

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 3 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

Subway30 Av — N W · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 30 Av / 12 St — Q18 · 200 ft
Citi Bike30 Ave & 12 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 171 Peter G. Van Alst
Middle: Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts. 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

12-21 30 Avenue

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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $196,076 on 2026-08-24 (lender: First Central Savings Bank), 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
2026-08-24Agreement $2,350,000 — from 1221 - 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $2,350,000
2026-08-24AL&R $2,350,000 — from 1221 - 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $2,350,000
2026-08-24Mortgage $196,076 — from 1221 - 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $196,076
2019-08-19Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $2,500,000
2019-08-19Mortgage $900,041 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $900,041
2013-10-15Agreement $1,800,000 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $1,800,000
2013-10-15Mortgage $346,234 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $346,234
2007-04-27AL&R $1,600,000 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,600,000
2007-04-27Agreement $1,600,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. $1,600,000
2007-04-27Mortgage $655,576 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $655,577
2003-03-06Mortgage $391,047 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $391,047
2003-03-06Agreement $1,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. $1,000,000
1999-02-12Mortgage $261,689 — from 1221 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $261,689
1995-05-09Mortgage $108,926 — from 1221-30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $108,926
1992-10-01Mortgage $120,000 — from 1221-30 AVENUE RTY CP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BK $120,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171100011
201803014
2019282113
202012014
202115017
20220110112
202304015
20240100212
20253160120
202602417
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 37Health & systems 10

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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