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28-07 38 Street

778Records
12City systems
10Open violations
401Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11103 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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778 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 291 HPD complaints, 207 HPD housing violations, 188 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1912
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC
BBL4006620018
BIN4010750

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 401. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations10 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-05-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PLUMBING (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (1).

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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)PITILLI 38TH STREET LLC
Head officerJOSEPH PISTILLI
Managing agentPHOENIX MANAGEMENT 23 LLC
Last registered2026-01-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,100,400 $495,180
2026$1,223,000 $550,350
2027$1,468,000 $660,600

The city's market estimate has risen 33% 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

SubwayAstoria Blvd — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 28 Av — Q101 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSteinway St & 28 Ave · 200 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

28-07 38 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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $97,121 on 2017-09-25 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-29Agreement $891,751 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERES $891,751
2024-03-29Agreement $157,707,704 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERES to ASH TERRACE LLC; 268 WEST 12TH OWNERS CORP.; 32-90 36TH STREET LLC; SKY VIEW TOWERS HOLDIN $157,707,704
2017-09-25Mortgage $97,121 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $97,121
2017-09-25AL&R $1,000,000 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2017-09-25Agreement $1,000,000 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2013-04-30Agreement $136,225,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC; PISTILLI LANDMARK PLAZA LLC; PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-II LLC; ASH TERRACE $136,225,000
2013-03-15Agreement $1,000,000 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2013-03-15Mortgage $101,304 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $101,304
2013-03-15AL&R $1,000,000 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2010-09-24Agreement $933,395 — from PISTILLI 38 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $933,395
2007-07-13Mortgage $452,829 — from PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC; PISTILLI 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $452,829
2007-07-13Agreement $945,000 — from PISTILLI 38TH STREET LLC; PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $945,000
2006-07-01Mortgage $1,000,000 — from PISTILLI 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2003-09-08Agreement $525,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PISTILLI 38TH STREET LLC $525,000
2003-09-08Mortgage $246,070 — from PISTILLI 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $246,070

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171113015
20183200023
20190200020
20200280230
202106028
202206017
20231390343
20241582162
20251350137
20260170118
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The full timeline

Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 715Ownership & money 30Health & systems 14

Every one of the 778 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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