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34-16 38th Street

344Records
14City systems
0Open violations
11.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11101 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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344 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 DOB complaints, 58 311 service requests, 45 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built2025
Floors9
Res. units89
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)LIC 38 REALTY LLC
BBL4006450038
BIN4009661, 4009662, 4009663, 4009664, 4009665, 4468160, 4625664

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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 62% 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 11.5. In ZIP 11101, 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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$77,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Illegal Parking (9) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Street Condition (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$156,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2025)
YesSix or more residential units (89)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)LIC 38 Realty LLC
Head officerMordechai Schwimmer
Managing agentElmord Management
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,737,000 $104,220
2026$1,736,000 $104,160
2027$1,459,000 $656,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwaySteinway St — M R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Broadway — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 34 Av — Q101 · 350 ft
Citi Bike34 Ave & 38 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

34-16 38th 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ELMORD MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 296 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B5 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-16 38th Street QN89 A
27-16 21 Street QN49 A
102 East 53 Street BK24 B
250 Lenox Road BK24 A
Bushwick Place BK10 A
760 Willoughby Avenue BK9 A
668 Rutland Road BK8 A
New York Avenue BK8 A
1605 New York Avenue BK8 A
316 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
664 Rutland Road BK8 A
419 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1689 Sterling Place BK7 A
1128 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
1319 Halsey Street BK6 A
714 Hart Street BK6 B
225 Suydam Street BK6 B
179 Stanhope Street BK6 B
901 Bushwick Avenue BK4 D
130 Suydam Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,027,000 on 2025-05-30 (lender: Bcc Funding Crf LLC), covering 5 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
2026-08-17Agreement $34,250,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to MF1 CAPITAL LLC $34,250,000
2025-05-30AL&R $7,800,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to BCC FUNDING CRF LLC $7,800,000
2025-05-30Mortgage $22,423,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to BCC FUNDING CRF LLC $22,423,000
2025-05-30AL&R $22,423,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to BCC FUNDING CRF LLC $22,423,000
2025-05-30Mortgage $4,027,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to BCC FUNDING CRF LLC $4,027,000
2025-05-30Mortgage $7,800,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to BCC FUNDING CRF LLC $7,800,000
2025-05-30AL&R $4,027,000 — from LIC 38 REALTY LLC to BCC FUNDING CRF LLC $4,027,000
2025-05-27Deed $4,250,000 — from PINTO, MARIA; PINTO, DOMENICO to LIC 38 REALTY LLC $4,250,000
2025-05-22Sold for $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $47,753
1989-02-14Mortgage $325,000 — from PINTO, MARIA; PINTO, DOMENICO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $325,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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2018004004
2019002002
2020012003
2021002024
2022001067
2023000000
2024001001
2025648722126191
20261420239268
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 125Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 36Health & systems 18

Every one of the 344 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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