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21-44 Crescent Street

228Records
14City systems
0Open violations
2.5Penalty rate

228 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 74 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11105
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units32
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ARIS CRESCENT II LLC
BBL4008690049
BIN4019006

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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 82% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.5. 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 17,252 25-99-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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Lead (1) · Lost Property (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)ARIS CRESCENT LLC
Head officerPETER PAPAMICHAEL
Managing agentARIS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,723,000 $1,225,350
2026$2,879,000 $1,295,550
2027$3,119,000 $1,403,550

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 26 St — Q69 · 600 ft
Citi BikeCrescent St & Ditmars Blvd · 450 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

21-44 Crescent 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 ARIS MANAGEMENT LLC — 15 buildings, 423 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
82-15 35 Avenue QN49 B
34-57 82 Street QN44 A
21-24 Crescent Street QN32 A
21-58 Crescent Street QN32 A
21-14 Crescent Street QN32 A
31-80 43 Street QN32 A
21-44 Crescent Street QN32 A
21-52 Crescent Street QN32 A
21-32 Crescent Street QN32 A
21-66 Crescent Street QN32 A
21-36 Crescent Street QN32 A
37-53 62 Street QN26 A
40-13 Broadway QN10 A
40-19 Broadway QN4 A
41-14 Broadway QN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,564,050 on 2020-02-24 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 8 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-24Agreement $20,000,000 — from ARIS CRESCENT LLC; ARIS CRESCENT II LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $20,000,000
2020-02-24Mortgage $2,564,050 — from ARIS CRESCENT II LLC; ARIS CRESCENT LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,564,050
2020-02-24AL&R $20,000,000 — from ARIS CRESCENT LLC; ARIS CRESCENT II LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $20,000,000
2010-12-08Agreement $20,900,000 — from ARIS CRESCENT II LLC; ARIS CRESCENT LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $20,900,000
2010-12-08Mortgage $6,714,825 — from ARIS CRESCENT II LLC; ARIS CRESCENT LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $6,714,825
2005-09-30Mortgage $3,500,000 — from ARIS CRESCENT LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2005-09-30AL&R $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ARIS CRESCENT LLC $3,500,000
2003-11-28Agreement $12,500,000 — from ARIS CRESCENT, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $12,500,000
2003-11-28AL&R $12,500,000 — from ARIS CRESCENT, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $12,500,000
2003-11-28Mortgage $1,641,113 — from ARIS CRESCENT, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,641,113
2002-04-22Mortgage $3,899,249 — from ARIS CRESCENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,899,249
1997-08-05Mortgage $209,407 — from CRESCENT LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $209,407
1996-08-08Mortgage $1,160,000 — from CRESCENT LLC to INTERVEST CORPORATION OF NEW YORK $1,160,000
1996-08-08Mortgage $670,000 — from CRESCENT, LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $670,000
1988-09-06Mortgage $458,279 — from MALLIS, IRENE to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY $458,279

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018005016
201902200123
202000134118
202102180121
20224430112
2023013015
2024003014
20250180211
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 74Health & systems 10

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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