460 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 124 HPD complaints, 99 HPD housing violations.
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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 1214.3. 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 | 85 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-22. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
65 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 35). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$36,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Noise (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · GENERAL (11) · APPLIANCE (8) · Dirty Condition (5).
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 (1970) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | Black Plaza Management LLC |
| Head officer | Solomon Jacobowitz |
| Managing agent | Solomon Jacobowitz |
| Last registered | 2024-09-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,436,000 | $86,160 |
| 2026 | $1,373,000 | $82,380 |
| 2027 | $1,444,000 | $86,640 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 76 St — Q69 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ditmars Blvd & 73 St · 250 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.
21-58 74 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 |
100 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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: $142,000 on 2016-07-18 (lender: Fremont Investment & Loan) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-25 | Deed $20,000 — from JONES, ANTHONY to BLACK PLAZA MANAGEMENT LLC | $20,000 | |
| 2016-11-21 | Sold for $20,000 | $20,000 | $6,667 |
| 2016-10-14 | Deed $710,000 — from TRIPIS, ARTEMIS to JONES, ANTHONY | $710,000 | |
| 2016-07-18 | Mortgage $142,000 — from JONES, ANTHONY to FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $142,000 | |
| 2014-10-03 | Mortgage $568,000 — from JONES, ANTHONY to MERS | $568,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 2021 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2024 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2025 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 2026 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
Every one of the 460 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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