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29-05 23 Avenue

403Records
12City systems
19Open violations
33.5Penalty rate

403 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 173 311 service requests, 129 HPD complaints, 54 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11105
Built1958
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)DEFTHERIOS EFSTATHIA
BBL4008440003
BIN4017587

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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 33.5. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations19 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-10.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 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 (1958)
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)Konstantinos Deftereos
Last registered2025-06-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,466,000 $659,700
2026$1,391,000 $625,950
2027$1,419,000 $638,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Zorba's DinerGreekB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 31 St — Q69 · 850 ft
Citi Bike23 Ave & 31 St · 350 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

29-05 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

9 311 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: $325,000 on 1991-01-24 (lender: Marino, Nancy). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-01-24Mortgage $325,000 — from DEFTHERIOS, KONSTANTINOS; DEFTHERIOS, EFSTATHIA to MARINO, NANCY $325,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173149053
201801203
201921104
202000707
202100404
202200202
202300404
202400516
20250011112
202600314
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 360Ownership & money 8Health & systems 3

Every one of the 403 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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