71 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 311 service requests, 19 HPD housing violations, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 328. In ZIP 11370, 83% 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Day Care (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | EDWIN A FAICAN |
| Last registered | 2024-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,291,000 | $77,460 |
| 2026 | $1,213,000 | $72,780 |
| 2027 | $1,207,000 | $72,420 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 71 St — Q69 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ditmars Blvd & 73 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 002 Alfred Zimberg 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.
21-38 71 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 |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $55,683 on 2025-07-24 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-24 | Mortgage $55,684 — from FAICAN, JOSELIN; FAICAN, EDWIN ALEXANDER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $55,684 | |
| 2025-07-24 | Agreement $932,200 — from FAICAN, JOSELIN; FAICAN, EDWIN ALEXANDER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $932,200 | |
| 2023-02-01 | Mortgage $888,750 — from FAICAN, EDWIN ALEXANDER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $888,750 | |
| 2023-02-01 | Deed $1,185,000 — from IADOVITO, CARMINE; IADOVITO, JANE; IADOVITO, GIOVANNA to FAICAN, EDWIN ALEXANDER | $1,185,000 | |
| 1986-06-18 | Mortgage $160,000 — from IADOVITO, CARMINE; IADOVITO, JANE to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN | $160,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 35 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 71 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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