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26-20 21 Street

426Records
15City systems
0Open violations
19Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11102 · Neighborhood: Old Astoria-Hallets Point
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426 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 87 311 service requests, 18 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11102
Built2006
Floors9
Res. units18
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL4008857501
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 19. In ZIP 11102, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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.

$21,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · ELECTRIC (2) · Water System (2) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$678,885 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SAHARA TOWER CONDOMINIUM
Head officerBRIAN ONEIL
Managing agentGARDEN HEIGHTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$141,948 $63,877
2026$144,234 $64,905
2027$163,616 $73,627

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $403,588 a year ($26.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $141,310 ($9.17 per sq ft), net operating income $262,278. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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 Blvd — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 21 St / Astoria Blvd — Q69 Q100 · 250 ft
Citi Bike18 St & 27 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau
Middle: Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts. 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

26-20 21 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

20 311 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 GARDEN HEIGHTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A61. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
79-15 35 Avenue QN41 A
35-49 83 Street QN29 A
35-35 82 Street QN20 A
35-30 82 Street QN20 A
35-45 82 Street QN20 A
26-20 21 Street QN18 A
37-23 84 Street QN18 A
37-34 85 Street QN17 A
35-26 79 Street QN16 A
35-36 79 Street QN16 A
35-56 79 Street QN16 A
35-37 78 Street QN15 A
35-31 78 Street QN15 A
35-45 78 Street QN15 A
35-27 80 Street QN15 A
35-15 78 Street QN15 A
35-22 80 Street QN15 A
35-21 80 Street QN15 A
35-15 80 Street QN15 A
35-33 80 Street QN15 A
35-25 78 Street QN15 A
35-36 80 Street QN15 A
35-55 78 Street QN15 A
35-16 80 Street QN15 A
37-55 84 Street QN12 A
34-05 80 Street QN12 A
37-11 84 Street QN12 A
34-30 81 Street QN11 A
34-21 80 Street QN11 A
35-47 80 Street QN11 A
35-49 76 Street QN11 A
35-55 80 Street QN11 A
34-38 81 Street QN11 A
35-34 77 Street QN11 A
35-13 76 Street QN11 A
35-54 80 Street QN11 A
34-47 80 Street QN11 A
34-37 80 Street QN11 A
35-48 80 Street QN11 A
35-55 76 Street QN11 A
34-22 81 Street QN11 A
34-39 82 Street QN11 A
34-06 81 Street QN11 A
34-29 80 Street QN11 A
34-47 82 Street QN11 A
34-31 82 Street QN11 A
35-41 80 Street QN11 A
34-14 81 Street QN10 A
35-27 76 Street QN10 A
33-21 82 Street QN10 A
35-50 77 Street QN10 A
35-42 77 Street QN10 A
35-33 76 Street QN10 A
35-19 76 Street QN10 A
33-11 82 Street QN10 A
34-27 79 Street QN9 A
34-50 80 Street QN9 A
34-35 79 Street QN8 A
34-42 80 Street QN8 A
34-49 79 Street QN8 A

showing 60 of 61 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-24Mortgage $102,307 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $102,307
2021-05-24Agreement $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $102,307 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $102,307
2021-05-24Mortgage $396,693 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $396,693
2021-05-24Mortgage $102,307 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $102,307
2021-05-24Mortgage $396,693 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $396,693
2021-05-24Agreement $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $102,307 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $102,307
2021-05-24AL&R $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000
2021-05-24Agreement $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000
2021-05-24AL&R $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $396,693 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $396,693
2021-05-24AL&R $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $396,693 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $396,693
2021-05-24AL&R $499,000 — from SHAHERBANU REALTY, LLC to AMERASIA BANK $499,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170248014
20180435012
2019014005
2020011110022
202101181031123
202226140123
202352120120
202462226137
202511160220
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 119Ownership & money 248Health & systems 8

Every one of the 426 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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