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29-01 148 Street

127Records
11City systems
0Open violations
1.4Penalty rate

127 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 FDNY inspections.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1942
Floors2
Res. units36
ClassC9
Owner (PLUTO)HOMESTEAD GARDENS
BBL4048070049
BIN4108743

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1942)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC
Head officerERIC BELANICH
Managing agentBELL REALTY
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,270,000 $1,471,500
2026$3,614,000 $1,626,300
2027$4,132,000 $1,859,400

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bayside Av / 148 St — Q16 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 021 Edward Hart
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

29-01 148 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BELL REALTY — 19 buildings, 587 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
58-12 Queens Boulevard QN122 A
214-32 43 Avenue QN49 B
32-85 33 Street QN48 A
29-01 148 Street QN36 A
81-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN34 A
109-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN33 D
60-05 44 Avenue QN32 A
29-17 148 Street QN32 A
41-05 158 Street QN31 A
28-22 Astoria Boulevard QN25 A
30-66 38 Street QN23 A
30-78 38 Street QN20 A
101-21 Rockaway Boulevard QN20 C
101-16 86 Avenue QN18 C
31-17 28 Avenue QN15 A
25-60 College Point Blvd QN15 C
213-03 41 Avenue QN14 B
25-25 31st Avenue QN12 A
213-09 41 Avenue QN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,145,639 on 2018-04-20 (lender: New York Commercial Bank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-20Mortgage $1,145,640 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,145,640
2018-04-20Agreement $8,309,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $8,309,000
2014-05-23Agreement $7,800,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,800,000
2014-05-23Mortgage $2,543,032 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,543,032
2010-03-11Mortgage $200,186 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $200,186
2010-03-11Agreement $5,585,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC $5,585,000
2010-03-11AL&R $5,585,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,585,000
2006-09-07Mortgage $499,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $499,000
2005-04-05Mortgage $2,725,311 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $2,725,311
2005-04-05Agreement $5,300,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $5,300,000
1999-08-12Mortgage $1,008,758 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB $1,008,758
1989-08-03Mortgage $679,050 — from HOMESTEAD GRDNS ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $679,050
1983-03-16Mortgage $720,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS ASSOC. to BIONDO, SALLY; BIONDO, MICHAEL $720,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201802305
201914005
202007007
202123005
2022640010
202305005
202424017
202525209
202606006
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 61Ownership & money 40Health & systems 1

Every one of the 127 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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