48 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 311 service requests, 11 HPD housing violations, 8 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 248. In ZIP 11693, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2004) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MATTHEW MAFFIA |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $618,000 | $37,080 |
| 2026 | $740,000 | $44,400 |
| 2027 | $667,000 | $40,020 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 | Broad Channel — A S · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cross Bay Blvd / W 17 Rd — Q52-SBS Q53-SBS · 750 ft · Select Bus Service |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 047 Chris Galas Middle: P.S. 047 Chris Galas. 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.
17 West 20 Road
| 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 |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $432,225 on 2019-11-14 (lender: Quicken Loans INC.) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-14 | Mortgage $432,225 — from MAFFIA, MATTHEW to MERS, INC.; QUICKEN LOANS INC. | $432,225 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Deed $576,300 — from ROSALIE MASTRODOMENICO, AS EXECUTRIX; THE ESTATE OF JACK SCACCIANOSE; THE ESTATE OF JACK E to MAFFIA, MATTHEW | $576,300 | |
| 2019-11-01 | Sold for $576,300 | $576,300 | $288,150 |
| 2005-07-14 | Mortgage $185,000 — from SCOTTI, JACK E to MERS | $185,000 | |
| 2005-07-14 | Deed $475,566 — from DSC PROPERTIES, INC. to SCOTTI, JACK E | $475,566 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 48 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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