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21-71 27 Street

190Records
14City systems
6Open violations
10.6Penalty rate

190 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 44 311 service requests, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11105
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NIKAY PROPERTIES LLC
BBL4008570005
BIN4018286

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.6. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 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.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$133,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)NIKAY PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerNICK GIAKOUMIS
Managing agentBLOCK MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$941,000 $423,450
2026$1,002,000 $450,900
2027$1,047,000 $471,150

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 27 St — Q69 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCrescent St & Ditmars Blvd · 650 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

21-71 27 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC — 32 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B9 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-90 29th Street QN92 A
31-35 31 Street QN81 A
43-41 52 Street QN66 A
31-01 Vernon Boulevard QN64 A
30-40 21 Street QN62 A
3058 Godwin Terrace BX42 A
227 West 11 Street MN28 A
32-73 42 Street QN24 B
25-77 31st Street QN23 A
32-78 Steinway Street QN22 A
32-22 41 Street QN20 A
32-26 41 Street QN20 B
43-06 164 Street QN19 B
105 Eldridge Street MN18 A
85 Audubon Avenue MN18 B
21-71 27 Street QN16 A
14-34 31 Avenue QN14 A
26-14 28 Street QN11 A
24-29 28 Street QN9 A
38-01 31 Avenue QN9 A
24-39 28 Street QN9 A
1420 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
2026 2 Avenue MN6 B
2036 2 Avenue MN6 C
32-06 82 Street QN6 A
2024 2 Avenue MN6 B
2028 2 Avenue MN6 B
5-42 51 Avenue QN6 B
35-37 33 Street QN6 A
34-50 42 Street QN6 B
21-12 22 Drive QN4 C
25-05 Steinway Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $179,804 on 2013-08-19 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-19Agreement $1,000,000 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2013-08-19Mortgage $179,804 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $179,804
2011-07-25AL&R $900,000 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $900,000
2011-07-25Agreement $900,000 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $900,000
2011-07-25Mortgage $497,562 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $497,562
2004-09-29Mortgage $482,399 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $482,399
1998-11-18Mortgage $425,000 — from NIKAY PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $425,000
1992-08-07Mortgage $300,000 — from LIU, CHI-MING; LIU, HSI-CHIOU to GREAT EASTERN BANK $300,000
1982-02-04Mortgage $15,000 — from LIU, HSI CHIOU; LIU, CHI MING to PACIFICO, RODOLFO; PACIFICO, PAZ MOVIDO $15,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171154020
201801214
201900235
202000213
202101539
202200213
202300617
202440318
2025009211
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 47Health & systems 15

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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