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42-02 30 Avenue

472Records
17City systems
15Open violations
31Penalty rate

472 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 86 HPD housing violations, 70 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP.
BBL4006960037
BIN4011927, 4543364

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 31. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-02-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (27) · Food Establishment (15) · Dirty Condition (3) · Snow or Ice (2) · Encampment (2) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$85,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)42-04 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP.
Head officerGINA ARGENTO
Managing agent42-04 30TH AVENUE REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-01-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,552,800 $698,760
2026$1,585,000 $713,250
2027$1,902,000 $855,900

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ddee ThaiThaiA—
Mamas Boy Sandwich and Pasta ShopNot yet graded—
Nice Day ChineseNot yet graded—
UkusEastern EuropeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 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), shared by 4 restaurants
15 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 4 restaurants · 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

Subway46 St — M R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 30 Av / 43 St — Q18 · 250 ft
Citi Bike30 Ave & 41 St · 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

42-02 30 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

57 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,241,949 on 2013-07-26 (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
2024-12-10CERR $1,700,000 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,700,000
2024-12-10AL&R $1,700,000 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,700,000
2024-12-10Agreement $1,700,000 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,700,000
2019-11-20Agreement $2,200,000 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $2,200,000
2019-11-20AL&R $2,200,000 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $2,200,000
2013-07-26Mortgage $1,241,949 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,241,949
2013-07-26Agreement $2,520,000 — from 42-04 30TH AVE. REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,520,000
2004-11-30DEEDO $1,844,100 — from BASDEKIS, FRANCES to ARGENTO, GINA; ARGENTO, PAUL $1,844,100
2004-11-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from ARGENTO, PAUL; ARGENTO, GINA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2004-11-30AL&R $1,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ARGENTO, GINA; ARGENTO, PAUL $1,500,000
1997-12-24Mortgage $165,000 — from BASDEKIS, ANDREW; BASDEKIS, FRANCES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $165,000
1989-06-13Mortgage $100,000 — from BASDEKIS, ANDREW; BASDEKIS, FRANCES to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $100,000
1988-12-16Mortgage $35,000 — from BASDEKIS, FRANCIS; BASDEKIS, ANDREW to TARI, BARBARA $35,000
1982-12-01Mortgage $20,000 — from BASDEKIS, FRANCES; BASDEKIS, ANDREW to FINKELSTEIN, TONIA $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017017008
2018014016
2019012418
202002150118
202102120115
20220180110
202301080220
202402145425
202503260332
202630220328
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 323Ownership & money 38Health & systems 29

Every one of the 472 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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