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12-20 31 Avenue

156Records
11City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11106 · Neighborhood: Old Astoria-Hallets Point
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156 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11106
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)12-20 ASTORIA, LLC
BBL4005180027
BIN4005755, 4467954

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11106, 71% 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.

$830 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$65,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)12-20 ASTORIA LLC
Head officerMICHAEL KANE
Managing agentPROVIDENT MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,155,000 $69,300
2026$1,221,000 $73,260
2027$1,275,000 $76,500

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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

SubwayBroadway — N W · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / 14 St — Q104 · 700 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

12-20 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

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PROVIDENT MANAGEMENT CORP — 8 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1090 St Nicholas Avenue MN40 B
108 East 4 Street MN29 A
77 2 Avenue MN20 A
69 1 Avenue MN19 A
178 East 7 Street MN16 B
93 1 Avenue MN16 A
323 East 10 Street MN12 B
12-20 31 Avenue QN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $165,785 on 2018-06-28 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-13RPTT&RET $479,932 — from KOKOT, ARTHUR to KANE, JONATHAN A $479,932
2018-06-28Agreement $635,000 — from 12-20 ASTORIA LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $635,000
2018-06-28Mortgage $165,786 — from 12-20 ASTORIA LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $165,786
2006-12-04Mortgage $156,000 — from KANE, MICHAEL H; KOKOT, ARTHUR to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $156,000
2006-12-04Agreement $546,000 — from KANE, MICHAEL H; KOKOT, ARTHUR to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $546,000
2006-12-04Mortgage $60,905 — from KOKOT, ARTHUR; KANE, MICHAEL H to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $60,905
2006-12-04Deed $780,000 — from LEMA, GICELA to KANE, MICHAEL H; KOKOT, ARTHUR $780,000
2005-06-07Mortgage $492,000 — from LEMA, RICARDO to MERS $492,000
2004-04-16Mortgage $110,000 — from LEMA, RICARDO to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $110,000
2002-09-04Mortgage $90,600 — from LEMA, RICARDO to LEND AMERICA $90,600
2002-09-04Mortgage $362,400 — from LEMA, RICARDO to MERS $362,400

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
20180034310
2019002024
2020004015
2021005005
2022005005
2023211105
2024103004
2025034007
2026013004
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 23Health & systems 6

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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