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36-20 Steinway Street

523Records
15City systems
0Open violations
1.3Penalty rate

523 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 126 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 68 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built2019
Floors5
Res. units143
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)CACTUS 36-20 STEINWAY LLC
BBL4006657501
BIN4619734

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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 70% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.3. 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 4,677 100+-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.

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Illegal Parking (10) · Street Condition (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Blocked Driveway (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

$4,208,716 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (39 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 (2019)
YesSix or more residential units (143)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)Steinway Street Investors
Head officerjason halpern
Managing agentMD Squared Property Group
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,472,969 $662,836
2026$961,391 $432,626
2027$1,370,550 $616,748

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $4,429,280 a year ($38.00 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,037,469 ($17.48 per sq ft), net operating income $2,391,811. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

Subway36 St — M R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / Northern Blvd — Q101 · 100 ft
Citi Bike38 St & Northern Blvd · 350 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

36-20 Steinway 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

75 311 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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
681 Amsterdam Avenue MN176 A
220 East 57 Street MN161 B
36-20 Steinway Street QN143 A
939 1 Avenue MN137 C
10909 15 Ave QN134 B
1787 Madison Avenue MN96 A
309 Lexington Avenue MN81 A
11 Hancock Place MN71 A
1036 Manhattan Avenue BK67 A
1058 Madison Avenue MN66 A
48 West 14 Street MN65 A
199 Bowery MN63 A
230 East 48 Street MN62 A
322 West 72 Street MN62 A
242 East 25 Street MN54 A
130 Suffolk Street MN48 A
24 Laurel Hill Terrace MN48 B
3181 Broadway MN48 A
145 Park Place BK47 A
613 Baltic Street BK43 A
1240 Bedford Avenue BK43 A
49 East 12 Street MN42 A
160 West 87 Street MN40 A
304 East 73 Street MN40 A
240 West 75 Street MN38 A
502 9 Avenue MN36 A
333 East 109 Street MN35 A
212 North 9 Street BK33 A
249 West 15 Street MN33 A
4857 Broadway MN28 A
531 East 12th St MN26 B
208 East 119 Street MN25 A
85 South Street MN24 A
20th Street BK24 B
3 West 122 Street MN24 C
114 Ridge Street MN23 A
112 Fleet Place BK23 A
75 Thompson Street MN22 B
212 East 95 Street MN22 A
566 Grand Street BK22 A
439 West 46 Street MN21 A
457 Atlantic Avenue BK21 A
246 East 53 Street MN20 B
324 East 84 Street MN20 A
382 Bleecker Street MN20 B
106 Ridge Street MN20 B
416 West 47 Street MN20 A
207 Madison Street MN20 D
437 West 46 Street MN20 A
512 East 84 Street MN20 A
600 10 Avenue MN18 B
359 West 11 Street MN18 A
511 East 83 Street MN17 A
4 West 16 Street MN16 A
76 Engert Avenue BK16 A
220 3 Avenue MN16 A
1057 Lexington Avenue MN15 A
21 East 7 Street MN15 B
292 Riverside Drive MN15 A
56 Morton Street MN15 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-03Agreement $50,347,770 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI CRE CLO 2021-FL2, LTD $50,347,770
2024-12-03Agreement $50,347,770 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI CRE CLO 2021-FL2, LTD $50,347,770
2024-12-03Agreement $50,347,770 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI CRE CLO 2021-FL2, LTD $50,347,770
2024-12-03Agreement $50,347,770 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI CRE CLO 2021-FL2, LTD $50,347,770
2024-12-03Agreement $50,347,770 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI CRE CLO 2021-FL2, LTD $50,347,770
2021-10-14Agreement $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14Agreement $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14AL&R $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14AL&R $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14Agreement $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14AL&R $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14AL&R $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14Agreement $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14AL&R $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000
2021-10-14Agreement $52,500,000 — from STEINWAY STREET INVESTORS I SUBSIDIARY L to HGI COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLD $52,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177010412
2018600006
2019171200029
2020314600481
20211713265097
20221323246396
2023222200347
2024132395362
202541140322
2026103310347
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The full timeline

Construction 143Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 148Ownership & money 126Health & systems 27

Every one of the 523 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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