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25-12 Steinway Street

914Records
18City systems
154Open violations
204.3Penalty rate

914 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 351 311 service requests, 230 HPD complaints, 213 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units40
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VITTI PROPS CP
BBL4006540067
BIN4010277

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 204.3. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations154 total — 45 class C (immediately hazardous), 58 class B, 51 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-09.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

346 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 134 · winter 2025–26: 175). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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175
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

249 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (169) · Rodent (29) · Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (6) · Dirty Condition (6) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)VITTI PROPERTIES CORP
Head officerNICHOLAS SPORTELLI
Managing agentNICHOLAS SPORTELLI
Last registered2023-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,651,000 $1,192,950
2026$2,771,000 $1,246,950
2027$2,847,000 $1,281,150

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kabab CafeEgyptianBMice evidence
Olive Fast FoodMediterraneanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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

SubwayAstoria Blvd — N W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 25 Av — Q101 · 100 ft
Citi Bike25 Ave & 41 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 070
Middle: I.S. 010 Horace Greeley. 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

25-12 Steinway Street

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

249 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 169 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: $6,000,000 on 2022-10-12 (lender: Bethpage Federal Credit Union), covering 3 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
2022-10-12Mortgage $6,000,000 — from DINO REALTY CORP.; VITTI PROPERTIES CORP.; FLAVIO REALTY CORP. to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $6,000,000
2022-10-12AL&R $6,000,000 — from DINO REALTY CORP.; FLAVIO REALTY CORP.; VITTI PROPERTIES CORP. to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $6,000,000
2014-12-15Mortgage $3,100,000 — from VITTI PROPERTIES CORP. to ASTORIA BANK $3,100,000
1989-07-13Mortgage $145,898 — from VITTI PROPERTIES CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $145,898

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201708019
201804015
2019180110
20200710172
20210141217
20221284336
20232470453
20246175013194
20250196213211
2026016406170
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 814Ownership & money 14Health & systems 50

Every one of the 914 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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