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189-31 39 Avenue

436Records
15City systems
2Open violations
7.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11358 · Neighborhood: Auburndale
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436 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 140 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 119 311 service requests, 58 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11358
Built1952
Floors2
Res. units36
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)UTOPIA TENANTS CORP
BBL4053100001
BIN4120040, 4542584, 4542585, 4542586, 4542587

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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 68% 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 7.8. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-07-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Lead (1) · Air Quality (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (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 (1952)
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)UTOPIA
Head officerCODY MASINO
Managing agentDAVID ASSOCIATES
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,485,000 $668,250
2026$1,842,000 $828,900
2027$1,907,000 $858,150

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $578,147 a year ($21.69 per sq ft), operating expenses $355,045 ($13.32 per sq ft), net operating income $223,102. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Crocheron Av / Utopia Pkwy — Q28 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 State Street
Middle: I.S. 025 Adrien Block. 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

189-31 39 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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 DAVID ASSOCIATES — 24 buildings, 2,611 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
32-20 89 Street QN394 A
33-25 90 Street QN360 B
33-15 81 Street QN270 A
33-04 94 Street QN240 A
83-60 118 Street QN123 C
3535 Kings College Place BX120 B
62-59 108 Street QN114 B
99-63 66 Avenue QN105 A
102-30 Queens Boulevard QN98 A
72-35 112 Street QN87 A
109-14 Ascan Avenue QN85 A
61-05 39 Avenue QN80 B
63-95 Austin Street QN68 B
71-05 Fresh Pond Road QN64 A
50 West 106 Street MN63 A
114-20 Queens Boulevard QN54 A
84-23 Manton Street QN53 A
4410 Cayuga Avenue BX49 A
64-74 Saunders Street QN42 A
189-31 39 Avenue QN36 A
205 West 103 Street MN36 A
4414 Cayuga Avenue BX30 A
190-05 39 Avenue QN20 A
37-51 191 Street QN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $416,440 on 2022-12-08 (lender: Valley National Bank), covering 4 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
2026-07-13RPTT&RET $350,000 — from GILL, EYAL; GILL, SANDRA to CHOI, GUNWOO $350,000
2026-05-01Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $9,722
2023-12-18RPTT&RET $232,000 — from COSGROVE, JAMES A to MOREL, JESSICA $232,000
2023-12-11Sold for $232,000 $232,000 $6,444
2023-11-17RPTT&RET $228,500 — from BOYER, JHOANA P to SHIN, SOON $228,500
2023-10-31Sold for $228,500 $228,500 $6,347
2023-05-30RPTT&RET $208,000 — from DECATO, ANGELA to GONZALEZ, MARJORIE J $208,000
2023-05-18Sold for $208,000 $208,000 $5,778
2023-01-30RPTT&RET $208,000 — from CASSIDY, JAMES to HERNANDEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER; HERNANDEZ, AMY $208,000
2023-01-12Sold for $208,000 $208,000 $5,778
2022-12-08Mortgage $416,441 — from UTOPIA TENANTS CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $416,441
2022-12-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from UTOPIA TENANTS CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,000,000
2022-08-11RPTT&RET $205,000 — from ENG, ALBERT to THEOCHAROPOULOS, NICHOLAS $205,000
2022-07-28Sold for $205,000 $205,000 $5,694
2022-06-14RPTT&RET $270,000 — from MELI, EXECUTOR, SALVATORE; BAUZA, EXECUTRIX, FRANCES GUTHRIE; ESTATE OF TOMASITA HERRON to LIPARI, MICHAEL $270,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170247013
20185183219
2019002010232
202000190221
202101136222
2022011010223
202303248237
202403150321
202502190223
2026001236
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 209Ownership & money 164Health & systems 21

Every one of the 436 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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