590 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 HPD housing violations, 150 HPD complaints, 121 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 243.1. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 35 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-22. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · PLUMBING (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · GENERAL (3).
$69,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 21-45 23RD STREET LLC |
| Head officer | YLBER ZHARKU |
| Managing agent | N/A |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $853,000 | $383,850 |
| 2026 | $748,000 | $336,600 |
| 2027 | $775,000 | $348,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Astoria-Ditmars Blvd — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 21 St — Q69 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | 21 Ave & Crescent St · 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.
21-45 23 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 414 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,600,000 on 2024-04-16 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-16 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from 21-45 23RD STREET LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,600,000 | |
| 2024-04-16 | Deed $2,800,000 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to 21-45 23RD STREET LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2024-04-16 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 21-45 23RD STREET LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,600,000 | |
| 2024-04-04 | Sold for $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $175,000 |
| 2016-08-22 | Mortgage $204,927 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK; FLUSHING BANK | $204,927 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Agreement $750,000 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2016-08-22 | AL&R $750,000 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2010-01-07 | Mortgage $184,122 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $184,122 | |
| 2010-01-07 | Agreement $650,000 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $650,000 | |
| 2005-03-21 | Mortgage $500,000 — from P. ALTSCHUL REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
Every one of the 590 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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