229 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 DOB violations, 26 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
$10,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1990) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ASSOCIATES 21, LLC |
| Head officer | NICK GAVALAS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-06-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,065,000 | $479,250 |
| 2026 | $1,196,000 | $538,200 |
| 2027 | $1,221,000 | $549,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 21 St / 21 Av — Q100 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 21 St & 21 Ave · 350 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.
21-37 21 Avenue
| 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 |
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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,071,830 on 2020-05-29 (lender: Alma Bank), covering 9 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-29 | Mortgage $1,071,830 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK | $1,071,830 | |
| 2020-05-29 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2011-12-16 | AL&R $6,400,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK | $6,400,000 | |
| 2011-12-16 | Agreement $6,400,000 — from ALMA BANK to ASSOCIATES 21 LLC | $6,400,000 | |
| 2011-12-16 | Mortgage $376,557 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK | $376,557 | |
| 2008-05-05 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A. | $7,000,000 | |
| 2008-05-05 | Mortgage $2,049,887 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A. | $2,049,887 | |
| 2007-04-18 | Deed $8,250,000 — from DELPHI REALTY LLC; PELLA REALTY LLC to ASSOCIATES 21, LLC | $8,250,000 | |
| 2007-04-18 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $5,000,000 | |
| 2000-07-21 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PELLA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK | $1,100,000 | |
| 1995-10-30 | Mortgage $480,000 — from DELPHI REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK | $480,000 | |
| 1992-11-05 | Mortgage $100,000 — from ASTORIA NORTH DEVMPT to BAYVILLE RLTY CORP | $100,000 | |
| 1987-01-07 | Mortgage $300,000 — from ASTORIA NORTH DEVLP/INC to WOOLCOCK, RICHARD | $300,000 | |
| 1987-01-07 | Mortgage $7,201 — from ASTORIA NORTH DEV INC to RIVER VIEW REALTY LTD | $7,201 | |
| 1985-07-09 | Mortgage $650,000 — from RIVER VIEW REALTY LTD to WOOLCOCK, RICHARD | $650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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