618 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 406 311 service requests, 70 HPD complaints, 43 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 194. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 41 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
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.
183 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (113) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Food Establishment (8) · Illegal Dumping (6) · Litter Basket Request (5) · Outdoor Dining (5).
$89,710 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 25-01 STEINWAY ST LLC |
| Head officer | VINNY GARAFALO |
| Managing agent | GIOVANNI GARAFALO |
| Last registered | 2019-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $747,000 | $336,150 |
| 2026 | $718,000 | $323,100 |
| 2027 | $771,000 | $346,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merguez & Frites | Moroccan | A | Mice evidence |
| Sands of Persia | Middle Eastern | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 25 Av — Q101 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 25 Ave & 41 St · 150 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.
25-01 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 |
183 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2018-07-10 (lender: 83 West Hoffman LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from 25-01 STEINWAY ST LLC to 83 WEST HOFFMAN, LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 25-01 STEINWAY STREET LLC to 83 WEST HOFFMAN LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 2004-12-30 | Mortgage $500,000 — from GAROFALO HOLDING CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $500,000 | |
| 2004-12-30 | AL&R $500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to GAROFALO HOLDING CORP. | $500,000 | |
| 1998-11-25 | Mortgage $297,500 — from GAROFALO HOLDING CORP to GREENPOINT BANK | $297,500 | |
| 1997-02-05 | Mortgage $270,000 — from MESSINA, MARIE A; MESSINA, PHILIP J to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC | $270,000 | |
| 1989-03-15 | Mortgage $200,000 — from MESSINA, PHILIP J.; MESSINA, MARIE A. to BANCO POPULAR DE P.R | $200,000 | |
| 1986-11-21 | Mortgage $250,000 — from MESSINA, MARIE A.; MESSINA, PHILIP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 74 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 0 | 8 | 125 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 7 | 78 |
Every one of the 618 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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