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25-72 Steinway Street

580Records
14City systems
8Open violations
26.7Penalty rate

580 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 441 311 service requests, 27 DOB complaints, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)2572 ASTORIA CHEN LLC
BBL4006540093
BIN4010293

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 26.7. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (138) · Smoking or Vaping (6) · Illegal Dumping (6) · Illegal Fireworks (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Consumer Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$268,080 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)2572 ASTORIA CHEN LLC
Head officerKEYONG CHEN
Managing agentARTISTRY WORKS CONTRACTING
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,266,000 $135,960
2026$2,510,000 $150,600
2027$2,336,000 $140,160

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LegacyMiddle EasternA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · 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 / 28 Av — Q101 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSteinway St & 28 Ave · 250 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

25-72 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $980,000 on 2019-10-15 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-15Mortgage $980,000 — from 2572 ASTORIA CHEN LLC to CATHAY BANK $980,000
2019-10-15AL&R $980,000 — from 2572 ASTORIA CHEN LLC to CATHAY BANK $980,000
2019-10-15Deed $1,400,000 — from VARMLAND LLC to 2572 ASTORIA CHEN LLC $1,400,000
2019-09-26Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $700,000
2013-01-10Mortgage $612,000 — from VARMLAND LLC to REDBIRD REALTY CORP $612,000
2013-01-10Deed $800,000 — from REDBIRD REALTY CORP to VARMLAND LLC $800,000
2007-11-28Mortgage $170,000 — from REDBIRD REALTY CORP to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $170,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
133
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010001
201801232026
201965548073
2020117009
2021103110125
202200100313
202301911400133
202401770179
202503540057
202600280129
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 467Ownership & money 24Health & systems 8

Every one of the 580 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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