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30-60 29 Street

715Records
16City systems
0Open violations
22.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11102 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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715 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 199 HPD complaints, 46 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11102
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units76
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)GROUPER LLC
BBL4005770056
BIN4006952

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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 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 22.8. 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 17,252 25-99-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

100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 58). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
26
’24–25
58
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (50) · Illegal Parking (32) · Noise (4) · Lead (3) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

$414,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
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)GROUPER LLC
Head officerRICHARD PODPIRKA
Managing agentJRC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,551,000 $3,847,950
2026$9,672,000 $4,352,400
2027$10,758,000 $4,841,100

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 30 Av / 27 St — Q18 · 700 ft
Citi Bike31 Ave & 30 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 234
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

30-60 29 Street

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

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 50 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 JRC MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 1,329 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
144-25 Roosevelt Avenue QN161 B
2702 Kings Highway BK107 C
43-31 45 Street QN94 A
6629 Broadway BX84 B
144 East 7 Street MN79 A
140 East 7 Street MN79 A
30-60 29 Street QN76 A
1575 Williamsbridge Road BX76 A
2120 Cruger Avenue BX65 A
93-54 Queens Boulevard QN61 A
41-22 42 Street QN60 B
170 East 3 Street MN54 A
1025 Esplanade BX48 C
85-18 118 Street QN48 A
25-40 30 Road QN41 B
150 East 7 Street MN39 A
156 East 7 Street MN32 B
348 East 15 Street MN25 A
151 East 26 Street MN24 B
129 East 4 Street MN22 A
421 East 9 Street MN20 A
45-34 42 Street QN20 A
162 East 7 Street MN14 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,749,108 on 2020-01-02 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-02Agreement $14,500,000 — from GROUPER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $14,500,000
2020-01-02Mortgage $3,749,109 — from GROUPER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,749,109
2020-01-02AL&R $14,500,000 — from GROUPER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $14,500,000
2015-11-05Agreement $11,000,000 — from GROUPER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,000,000
2015-11-05AL&R $11,000,000 — from GROUPER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,000,000
2015-11-05Mortgage $2,350,000 — from GROUPER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,350,000
2012-08-06Deed $15,950,000 — from ASTORIA ELM TOWERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to GROUPER LLC $15,950,000
2012-08-06Mortgage $2,150,000 — from GROUPER LLC to KEYCORP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC $2,150,000
2012-08-06ASPM $6,500,000 — from GROUPER LLC to FANNIE MAE $6,500,000
2010-12-22Mortgage $6,500,000 — from ASTORIA ELM TOWERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to KEYCORP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC $6,500,000
2010-07-07Deed $11,800,000 — from PHILIP GALLO REALTY LTD to ASTORIA ELM TOWERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $11,800,000
2006-04-21Mortgage $2,750,000 — from PHILLIP GALLO REALTY, LTD to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,750,000
2000-02-23Mortgage $700,000 — from PHILIP GALLO REALTYLTD to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175390118
201802100113
201905190125
20202073113
202121390143
202283210234
202301630165
202414710177
202500620163
202600400141
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 512Ownership & money 30Health & systems 12

Every one of the 715 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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