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38-40 29 Street · Queens · BBL 4003850031 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Outdoor Dining (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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,007,000 $60,420
2026$1,207,000 $72,420
2027$1,271,000 $76,260

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DK PublicAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

Getting around

Subway39 Av-Dutch Kills — N W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 31 St / 39 Av — Q102 · 600 ft
Citi Bike38 Ave & 29 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 112 Dutch Kills
Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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

38-40 29 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018606
2019000
2020101
2021303
2022202
2023628
2024000
2025314
2026112
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-03-31Restaurant inspection: DK PUBLIC — grade A
2026-03-31311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-31Restaurant inspection: DK PUBLIC — grade A
2026-03-31311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-05-13Restaurant inspection: DK PUBLIC — grade A
2025-04-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023
2023-12-04Restaurant inspection: DK PUBLIC — grade A
2023-10-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-10-16Restaurant inspection: DK PUBLIC
2023-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-08-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-04-28311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2023-04-28311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2022
2022-05-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-04-03311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2021
2021-05-20311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-05-19311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-03-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-10-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018
2018-07-11311: Street Sign - Missing — Stop
2018-03-14311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-03-05311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2018-03-01311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-03-01311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2018-02-20311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016
2016-05-20311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2016-05-14311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2013
2013-09-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-03-27311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-09-07Job filed: FILING FOR MH/HVAC & FIRE SUPPRESSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESTORATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$18,000
2012-09-07Job filed: FILING FOR MH/HVAC & FIRE SUPPRESSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESTORATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$18,000
2012-09-06Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESTORATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$30,000
2012-09-06Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESTORATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$30,000
2012-08-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. INSP. DWG. 5.24.12. PREMISES UNDER PC ALT II
2012-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-05-24Job filed: 38-40 29STR/FN: FILING FOR FENCE AS PART OF COMPLETE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RESTORATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.
2012-05-24Job filed: 38-40 29STR/ALT2: FILING FOR COMPLETE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RESTORATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT$125,000
2011
2011-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-03-29311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011-03-29311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
1982
1982-07-30CERR — from LAURA, DANIEL J.; SPENCER, SUSAN to BRANCA, ALFRED J.; ALESSI, ROSE
1982-07-30Deed — from SPENCER, SUSAN; LAURA, DANIEL J. to CHEN, JENNY L.
1981
1981-01-19Deed — from ALESSI ROSE; BRANCA ALFRED J to DANIEL J LAURA; SUSAN SPENCER
1981-01-19Mortgage — from SPENCER SUSAN; LAURA DANIEL J to ALFRED J BRANCA; ROSE ALESSI
1977
1977-10-24Deed — from ALESSI MARILYN to ROSE ALESSI
1970
1970-01-07Mortgage — from BRANCA ALFRED J; ALESSI MARILYN to ROSE BONE
1970-01-07Deed — from BOVE ROSE to ALFRED J BRANCA; MAIRILYN ALISSI

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