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28-02 23 Avenue

1,444Records
18City systems
24Open violations
53.1Penalty rate

1,444 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 615 HPD complaints, 493 311 service requests, 196 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11105
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP.
BBL4008430035
BIN4017543

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 53.1. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

72 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
30
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · Food Establishment (19) · Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$23,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)23RD AVE. & 28TH ST. CORP.
Head officerGINA ARGENTO
Managing agent23RD AVE. & 28TH ST. 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$1,957,000 $880,650
2026$1,703,000 $766,350
2027$1,777,000 $799,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Compton'sSandwichesBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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)
19 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · 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

SubwayAstoria-Ditmars Blvd — N W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 27 St — Q69 · 0.2 mi
Citi Bike23 Ave & 27 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone
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.

Report a problem to 311

28-02 23 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

82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,100,000 on 2018-05-10 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-10CERR $3,100,000 — from 23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $3,100,000
2018-05-10Mortgage $3,100,000 — from 23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $3,100,000
2018-05-10AL&R $3,100,000 — from 23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $3,100,000
2013-02-21Mortgage $948,147 — from 23RD AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $948,147
2013-02-21Agreement $4,350,000 — from 23RD AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,350,000
2013-02-21AL&R $4,350,000 — from 23RD AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,350,000
2009-01-05Agreement $3,595,000 — from 23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,595,000
2009-01-05Mortgage $2,059,711 — from 23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,059,711
2009-01-05AL&R $3,595,000 — from 23 AVE. & 28 ST. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,595,000
2004-09-01Mortgage $1,650,000 — from ARGENTO, PAUL; ARGENTO, GINA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,650,000
2004-09-01DEEDO $2,350,000 — from GALANO, FRANK; ZIZZO, ANDREW to ARGENTO, PAUL; ARGENTO, GINA $2,350,000
2001-10-16Mortgage $450,000 — from ZIZZO, ANDREW; GALANO, FRANK to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $450,000
2000-01-13Mortgage $175,000 — from ZIZZO, ANDREW; GALANO, FRANK to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT, INC $175,000
1997-12-30Mortgage $110,000 — from ZIZZO, ANDREW; GALANO, FRANK to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT, INC $110,000
1994-06-14Mortgage $200,000 — from ZIZZO, ANDREW; GALANO, FRANK to RICHARD DE VITO IRREVOCABLE TRUST; FORCHELLI, VINCENT $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700420042
201802355143
2019017019
202001390141
202111770180
20220310402109
202303590163
202403530662
202510430448
202601350137
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 1,340Ownership & money 38Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,444 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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