882 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 345 311 service requests, 166 HPD complaints, 95 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 57.3. In ZIP 11102, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
80 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · Blocked Driveway (17) · Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (10) · WATER LEAK (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (8).
$370,552 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (74) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | PHAROS REALTY ;LLC |
| Head officer | CHRIST STRATAKIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,554,000 | $2,499,300 |
| 2026 | $6,435,000 | $2,895,750 |
| 2027 | $6,955,000 | $3,129,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 30 Av — N W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Astoria Blvd / Crescent St — Q19 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Newtown Ave & 23 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau 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.
23-30 Newtown Avenue
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2024-01-29 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to ALMA BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2024-01-29 | Mortgage $400,000 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to ALMA BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2019-01-23 | Mortgage $809,281 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $809,281 | |
| 2019-01-23 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2014-07-02 | Mortgage $1,082,694 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,082,694 | |
| 2014-07-02 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Mortgage $562,676 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $562,676 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Agreement $5,200,000 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2006-07-01 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2006-07-01 | Mortgage $1,847,881 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,847,881 | |
| 2006-07-01 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to PHAROS REALTY, LLC | $5,000,000 | |
| 2002-11-22 | Mortgage $776,363 — from PHAROS REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $776,363 | |
| 2000-01-28 | Mortgage $772,035 — from RHAROS REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $772,035 | |
| 1997-08-13 | Mortgage $255,534 — from PHAROS REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $255,534 | |
| 1992-08-26 | Mortgage $472,297 — from STRATAKIS, MARY C; STRATAKIS, CHRIST to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK | $472,297 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
| 2020 | 25 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 75 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 2 | 96 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
Every one of the 882 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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