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21-43 28 Street

42Records
6City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate

42 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 311 service requests, 8 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 bedbug filings.

BoroughQueens 11105
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)PENASSO FAMILY TRUST
BBL4008470018
BIN4017735

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)PENASSO FAMILY TRUST
Head officerLINDA ROMANO
Managing agentJAK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-01-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,418,000 $85,080
2026$1,584,000 $95,040
2027$1,429,000 $85,740

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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.

Getting around

SubwayAstoria-Ditmars Blvd — N W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 27 St — Q69 · 600 ft
Citi Bike31 St & 21 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 122 Mamie Fay
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

21-43 28 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JAK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 90 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-32 Beach 44 Street QN29 A
41-28 44 Street QN16 A
23-06 31 Avenue QN10 A
23-11 37 Street QN8 A
30-05 23 Street QN4 A
37-16 20 Avenue QN3 A
20-13 38 Street QN3 C
20-11 38 Street QN3 A
20-15 38 Street QN3 A
21-43 28 Street QN3 B
20-17 38 Street QN3 C
20-18 38 Street QN3 B
21-29 28 Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $80,000 on 1984-10-09 (lender: Green Point Savingsbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-10-09Mortgage $80,000 — from PENASSO, ROSE; PENASSO, LUCIANO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171102
20183003
20190000
20205005
20217007
20225005
20232013
20243003
20251001
20264004
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 32Ownership & money 8Health & systems 1

Every one of the 42 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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