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23-35 29 Avenue

2,083Records
19City systems
577Open violations
1656.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11102 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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2,083 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 796 HPD housing violations, 605 311 service requests, 460 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11102
Built1913
Floors4
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)23-35 29TH AVE, LLC
BBL4005460013
BIN4006216

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1656.1. In ZIP 11102, 70% 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 violations577 total — 132 class C (immediately hazardous), 252 class B, 193 class A. Oldest open since 2017-02-11.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

243 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 92 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 132). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

92
’23–24
13
’24–25
132
’25–26

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

$206,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

361 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (107) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (53) · Dirty Condition (39) · ELECTRIC (28) · SAFETY (21) · Rodent (17).

Filed construction activity

$914,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)23-35 29TH AVE LLC
Head officerMATTHEW SCHWARTZ
Managing agentMATTHEW SCHWARTZ
Last registered2022-12-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,528,000 $687,600
2026$1,586,000 $713,700
2027$1,660,000 $747,000

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 30 Av / Crescent St — Q18 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCrescent St & 30 Ave · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

23-35 29 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

361 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 107 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,999 on 2024-04-08 (lender: Se Ft Funder 2 LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-08Mortgage $499,999 — from 23-35 29TH AVE LLC to SE FT FUNDER 2 LLC $499,999
2022-05-09Mortgage $2,220,220 — from 23-35 29TH AVE, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,220,220
2022-05-09Agreement $7,200,000 — from 23-35 29TH AVE, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $7,200,000
2022-05-09AL&R $7,200,000 — from 23-35 29TH AVE, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $7,200,000
2016-05-24AL&R $5,245,000 — from 23-35 29TH AVE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,245,000
2016-05-24Mortgage $5,245,000 — from 23-35 29TH AVE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,245,000
2016-05-24Deed $7,230,000 — from KNAPIC, BISERKA; KNAPIC, MARIO to 23-35 29TH AVE, LLC $7,230,000
2016-05-09Sold for $7,230,000 $7,230,000 $380,526
2001-06-06Mortgage $367,471 — from KNAPIC, BISERKA; KNAPIC, MARIO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC $367,471
1994-08-08Mortgage $22,141 — from KNAPIC, MARIO; KNAPIC, BISERKA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $22,141
1987-09-25Mortgage $60,000 — from WJKS REALTY CORP to ANDREADIS, GEORGE $60,000
1987-07-14Mortgage $380,000 — from WJKS RLTY CP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $380,000
1986-05-02Mortgage $250,000 — from WJKS REALTY CORP to SWAMP EQUITIES CORP $250,000
1985-08-30Mortgage $90,000 — from WJKS REALTY CORP to ANDREADIS, GEORGE $90,000
1985-07-22Mortgage $300,000 — from WJKS REALTY CORP to HIRMES, GERTA C.; RINDNER, MERIS C. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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738
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707640071
20183610602117
201915470154
20201911801129
202102620266
20220813051144
202308610069
202401736612386
202543170102738
20260623417248
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 1,908Ownership & money 36Health & systems 18

Every one of the 2,083 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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