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34-20 31 Avenue

931Records
16City systems
267Open violations
1706.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11106 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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931 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 311 service requests, 309 HPD housing violations, 209 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11106
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC
BBL4006240045
BIN4008969

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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 1706.3. 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 violations267 total — 38 class C (immediately hazardous), 141 class B, 88 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-18.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

134 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 37 · winter 2024–25: 47 · winter 2025–26: 28 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

37
’23–24
47
’24–25
28
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$18,355 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

222 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (58) · Illegal Parking (31) · Dirty Condition (27) · PLUMBING (15) · Noise (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (10).

Filed construction activity

$104,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)MARATHOVOUNOS LLC
Head officerPAT HIONIS
Managing agentAdvance Real Estate Management LLC
Last registered2026-01-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,505,000 $677,250
2026$1,743,000 $784,350
2027$1,952,000 $878,400

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Coffee LabCoffee/TeaA—
UnmeiChineseNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal), shared by 2 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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / 35 St — Q104 · 900 ft
Citi Bike31 Ave & 34 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein
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

34-20 31 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

222 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 58 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: $206,140 on 2013-04-19 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-04-19Mortgage $206,141 — from MARATHOVOUNOS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $206,141
2013-04-19Agreement $970,000 — from MARATHOVOUNOS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $970,000
2013-04-19AL&R $970,000 — from MARATHOVOUNOS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $970,000
2009-11-04Mortgage $36,742 — from MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $36,742
2009-11-04AL&R $800,000 — from MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $800,000
2009-11-04Agreement $800,000 — from MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $800,000
2005-11-10Agreement $800,000 — from MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $800,000
2005-11-10Mortgage $403,597 — from MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $403,597
2005-11-10AL&R $800,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to MARATHOVOUNOS, LLC $800,000
2003-04-22Agreement $451,500 — from HIONIS, PAT; HIONIS, CHRISTINA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $451,500
1993-10-26Mortgage $87,959 — from HIONIS, CHRISTINA; HIONIS, PAT to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBNK $87,959
1990-06-01Mortgage $180,000 — from HIONIS, PAT; HIONIS, CHRISTINA to ASTORIA FED S&L ASN $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172032236
20180011314
20190111315
202000213
20210214117
20220026127
2023001001101
2024172193230
2025021723177
2026021922196
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 851Ownership & money 27Health & systems 22

Every one of the 931 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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