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32-20 34 Avenue

877Records
17City systems
71Open violations
208.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11106 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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877 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 363 311 service requests, 182 HPD complaints, 144 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11106
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1
BBL4006090029
BIN4008196

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 208.2. 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 violations71 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1996-02-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

128 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 98). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
28
’24–25
98
’25–26

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

$13,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (64) · Noise (17) · Water System (8) · Boilers (8) · Lead (6) · Graffiti (6).

Filed construction activity

$110,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)PISTILLI ASSOCIATES I LLC
Head officerJOSEPH PISTILLI
Managing agentPHOENIX MANAGEMENT 23 LLC
Last registered2025-11-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,984,000 $892,800
2026$2,246,000 $1,010,700
2027$2,432,000 $1,094,400

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Alex Lopez-VelascoNot yet graded—
Happy GatheringChineseBMice evidence
R&R Pizza ConnectionPizzaB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Letter Grading), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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.

Getting around

SubwayBroadway — N W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 35 Av / 31 St — Q66 · 750 ft
Citi Bike34 Ave & 31 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein
Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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

32-20 34 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

141 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 64 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 PHOENIX MANAGEMENT 23 LLC — 21 buildings, 1,043 units. Grades across the portfolio: B6 · C7 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1555 Grand Concourse BX149 F
58-35 Granger Street QN102 B
1500 Grand Concourse BX96 C
2815 Beverley Road BK64 C
34-12 32 Street QN63 B
25-90 35 Street QN60 C
25-41 30 Road QN57 B
1727 Walton Avenue BX56 D
34-02 32 Street QN50 B
65 East 175 Street BX49 F
2695 Briggs Avenue BX49 C
1715 Walton Avenue BX46 D
30-86 32 Street QN40 C
31-50 33 Street QN39 C
2710 Valentine Avenue BX37 D
136-16 222 Street QN24 B
23-30 31 Road QN20 D
32-20 34 Avenue QN18 C
228 West 4 Street MN16 B
28-07 38 Street QN8 D
535 East Tremont Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,119,936 on 2017-04-21 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-09Agreement $4,989,211 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,989,211
2017-04-21Agreement $5,550,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,550,000
2017-04-21Mortgage $1,119,937 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,119,937
2017-04-21AL&R $5,550,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,550,000
2013-01-24AL&R $4,875,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,875,000
2013-01-24Agreement $4,875,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,875,000
2013-01-24Mortgage $575,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $575,000
2007-11-09Mortgage $1,979,527 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,979,527
2007-11-09Agreement $4,300,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,300,000
2003-12-15Agreement $1,680,970 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,680,970
2003-12-15Mortgage $819,030 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $819,030
1999-10-14Mortgage $527,698 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $527,698
1997-03-27Mortgage $582,761 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $582,761
1995-05-31Mortgage $850,000 — from PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-1 LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $850,000
1989-05-30Mortgage $400,000 — from LIU, GAIL; LIU, GEORGE C S to SIVAN HOLDING CO $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722523059
201871210029
2019014005
202001500051
202120440046
202205101117
202301411202128
202407580166
20252611204124
202601210302117
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 708Ownership & money 63Health & systems 11

Every one of the 877 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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