448 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 239 311 service requests, 57 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 85.1. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1997-04-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Missed Collection (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · New Tree Request (1).
$16,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 25-59 STEINWAY STREEET REALTY CORP. |
| Head officer | GINA ARGENTO |
| Managing agent | 25-59 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-01-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,551,600 | $698,220 |
| 2026 | $1,359,000 | $611,550 |
| 2027 | $1,631,000 | $733,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yummy Dips | Frozen Desserts | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Astoria Blvd — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 28 Av — Q101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Steinway St & 28 Ave · 400 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.
25-59 Steinway Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $439,190 on 2021-01-05 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-05 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 25-59 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP | $1,600,000 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $439,190 — from 25-59 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $439,190 | |
| 2021-01-05 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 25-59 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP | $1,600,000 | |
| 2013-11-29 | Mortgage $1,127,618 — from 25-59 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,127,618 | |
| 2013-11-29 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from 25-59 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2010-07-08 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from ARGENTO, GINA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2010-07-08 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to ARGENTO, GINA | $1,050,000 | |
| 2003-11-26 | Mortgage $650,000 — from ARGENTO, PAUL; ARGENTO, GINA JEANETTE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2003-11-26 | AL&R $650,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ARGENTO, GINA JEANETTE; ARGENTO, PAUL | $650,000 | |
| 1997-10-08 | Mortgage $285,000 — from ARGENTO, GINA JEANETTE; CORASTOR HOLDING COMPANY, INC; ARGENTO, PAUL; LADY LIGHTING, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $285,000 | |
| 1989-06-26 | Mortgage $35,000 — from ARGENTO, ANTHONY S. to CITIWOOD CORP | $35,000 | |
| 1989-01-23 | Mortgage $265,000 — from ARGENTO, ANTHONY S. to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB | $265,000 | |
| 1987-05-06 | Mortgage $35,000 — from ARGENTO, ANTHONY S. to CITIWOOD CORP. | $35,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 50 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
Every one of the 448 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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