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12-21 31 Avenue

489Records
13City systems
40Open violations
15.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11106 · Neighborhood: Old Astoria-Hallets Point
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489 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 149 HPD housing violations, 148 311 service requests, 141 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11106
Built1914
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DORICO PROPERTIES, INC
BBL4005170015
BIN4005720

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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 51% 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 15.4. In ZIP 11106, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations40 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · Noise (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)DORICO PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerEDWARD DIDERO
Managing agentFERSON MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$748,000 $336,600
2026$613,000 $275,850
2027$615,000 $276,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vernon Blvd / 31 Av — Q103 · 750 ft
Citi Bike31 Ave & 14 St · 200 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 31 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 FERSON MANAGEMENT LLC — 6 buildings, 34 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
12-21 31 Avenue QN16 A
31-15 47 Street QN6 B
39-21 213 Street QN4 A
39-23 213 Street QN4 A
29-09 Bell Boulevard QN3 C
240-09 Weller Avenue QN1 C

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017040141
2018016218
2019030232
2020038139
2021013114
20220718
202319111
20240415
202509110
2026013013
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 451Ownership & money 9Health & systems 11

Every one of the 489 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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