271 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 36 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 46. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (4) · Building/Use (4) · Drinking (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
$12,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1988) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 20-72 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | GINA ARGENTO |
| Managing agent | PROACTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2024-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $901,000 | $405,450 |
| 2026 | $921,000 | $414,450 |
| 2027 | $1,064,000 | $478,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apicius Pizzeria | Pizza | A | — |
| Milan Cafe | Not yet graded | — | |
| Pleasant Ave Cafe | Eastern European | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 3 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.
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-Ditmars Blvd — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 21 Av — Q101 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Steinway St & 21 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 084 Steinway Middle: I.S. 141 The Steinway. 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.
20-72 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $181,766 on 2014-03-21 (lender: New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-21 | Agreement $850,000 — from 2072 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $850,000 | |
| 2014-03-21 | Mortgage $181,766 — from 2072 STEINWAY STREET REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $181,766 | |
| 2004-12-23 | Agreement $800,000 — from CIAGONE, JOHN J to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2004-12-23 | Mortgage $322,416 — from CIAGONE, JOHN J to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $322,416 | |
| 2004-12-23 | AL&R $800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CIAGONE, JOHN J | $800,000 | |
| 2004-09-15 | DEEDO $540,000 — from DIMILTA, SARAH; DIMILTA, JOSEPH to CIAFONE, JOHN | $540,000 | |
| 2004-09-15 | Mortgage $480,000 — from CIAFONE, JOHN to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $480,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 271 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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