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28-21 Steinway Street

134Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

134 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 10 rodent inspections, 10 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1927
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)MARK L BALMUTH
BBL4006630012
BIN4010782

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Patterns

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

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Air Quality (3) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (3) · Noise (3) · Food Poisoning (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$167,488 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$461,000 $207,450
2026$465,000 $209,250
2027$547,000 $246,150

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hot PeppersMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Letter Grading) · 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

Subway30 Av — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 28 Av — Q101 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSteinway St & 28 Ave · 300 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

28-21 Steinway Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
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2019
2020
2021
30
2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702215
2018612211
201900011
202021227
20211001112
20220325230
20231124228
2024327315
202500235
202601315
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 6Health & systems 19

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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