116 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 HPD housing violations, 34 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 86. 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
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-11-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).
$11,420 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | DLB ENTERPRISE LLC |
| Head officer | DANIEL BUFFA |
| Managing agent | DANIEL BUFFA |
| Last registered | 2026-01-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,790,000 | $805,500 |
| 2026 | $1,776,000 | $799,200 |
| 2027 | $1,421,000 | $639,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvia's Cafe | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 21 St — Q69 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ditmars Blvd & 19 St · 400 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.
19-23 Ditmars Boulevard
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2012-11-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-09 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from DLB ENTERPRISE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,100,000 | |
| 2004-04-22 | Mortgage $250,000 — from BUFFA, DANIEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $250,000 | |
| 1992-11-25 | Mortgage $170,000 — from BUFFA, DANIEL to BRADFORD, RALPH L.; BRADFORD, MARCIA R.. | $170,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 116 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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