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28-21 Steinway Street · Queens · BBL 4006630012 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

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

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Air Quality (3) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (3) · Noise (3) · Food Poisoning (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$167,488 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$461,000 $207,450
2026$465,000 $209,250
2027$547,000 $246,150

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hot PeppersMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway30 Av — N W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 28 Av — Q101 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSteinway St & 28 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 070
Middle: I.S. 010 Horace Greeley. 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

28-21 Steinway Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 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

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
30
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702215
2018612211
201900011
202021227
20211001112
20220325230
20231124228
2024327315
202500235
202601315
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-18311: Air Quality — Chimney/Vent Smoke
2026-08-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2026-08-18311: Air Quality — Restaurant Odor
2026-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-03Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-18311: Air Quality — Chimney/Vent Smoke
2026-08-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2026-08-18311: Air Quality — Restaurant Odor
2026-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-03Boiler inspection
2025-09-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-22Restaurant inspection: HOT PEPPERS — grade A
2024
2024-12-02Boiler inspection
2024-10-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-09-04Certificate of occupancy Final
2024-09-04Certificate of occupancy Final
2024-07-07311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Spilled Garbage
2024-07-07311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Spilled Garbage
2024-07-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-07-07311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Spilled Garbage
2024-05-03Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2024-02-27Restaurant inspection: HOT PEPPERS — grade A
2024-02-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS PER 28.118.3.1 AND 28.118.3.2. NOTED: OBSERVED BUILD$1,250
2024-02-17311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2024-01-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023
2023-12-18311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2023-11-13311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-11-11311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-11-05311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-10-05311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-10-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-25311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-09-16311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2023-09-16311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-08-21311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2023-08-21311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-21Certificate of occupancy Initial
2023-06-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-06-07311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2023-06-07311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-06-06311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-05-24311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-04-12311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-04-05311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-04-03311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-03-15311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2023-02-10311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-02-10311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-01-25311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2022
2022-12-16311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2022-10-25311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-10-24311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-10-21311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2022-10-21311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-10-04311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-09-22311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-09-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2022-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2022-09-20311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-09-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS PER 28-118.3.1 - 28-118.3.2. AT TIME OF INSPECTION O$1,250
2022-09-05311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-08-24311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-08-22311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-08-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2022-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2022-08-11311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-08-03311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-27311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-07-19311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-07-13311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-07-01311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-06-28311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-06-24311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-06-24311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-06-10311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-06-01311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke
2022-04-07Boiler inspection
2022-01-14311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2021
2021-08-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2021-06-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2021-06-26Job filed: the plumbing work for the first floor renovation for restaurant space. New plumbing fixtures and gas cooking equipment's will be installed. No change $20,000
2021-03-23Boiler inspection
2021-02-05Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-02-02Job filed: the plumbing work for the first floor renovation for restaurant space. New plumbing fixtures and gas cooking equipment's will be installed. No change $20,000
2021-01-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-01-14Job filed: ESTABLISHMENT OF EATING AND DRINKING. THERE IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY ONLY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. _SEE SECTION 24$100
2021-01-14Job filed: ESTABLISHMENT OF EATING AND DRINKING. THERE IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY ONLY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. _SEE SECTION 24$100
2021-01-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-01-05Job filed: Installation of HVAC system for the restaurant development$20,000
2021-01-05Job filed: the plumbing work for the first floor renovation for restaurant space. New plumbing fixtures and gas cooking equipment's will be installed. No change $20,000
2020
2020-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-11-23Job filed: N$60,000
2020-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2020-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-03-11Boiler inspection
2020-02-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-03-14Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-22Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-09-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE N$5,000
2018-09-05311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2018-08-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-08-22Job filed: PROPOSE TO REPLACE EXISTING PARAPET WALL AT FACADE OF RETAIL STORE$15,000
2018-04-26Permit Sign — Signed-off
2018-04-25Job filed: ERECT ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGN ON WALL. NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK 1/2 ACRE OR MORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR $7,488
2018-04-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-04-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35271284N ISSUED ON 08/15/17, AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$625
2018-01-25Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-15ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED:INSTALLED BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING MADE UP OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC ON METAL STRUCTURE APPROX.25 X 5 W/APPR$200
2017-03-29311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2017-03-29DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-16311: Snow — 15S Re-Plow/Spread/Ice-Snow Cond.
2016
2016-08-27311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2016-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-11-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2012-11-02DOB violation C:
2010
2010-07-14311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-30Mortgage satisfied — from EFROM, THOMAS A; EFROM, VICTORIA A to BANK OF AMERICA, FSB
1999
1999-06-14Deed — from BALMUTH, MARK; BALMUTH, NATHAN to BALMUTH, MARK
1986
1986-01-21Deed — from J.B.N. REALTY CORP to BALMUTH,SHARI(IN&EX&DV); BALMUTH, NATHAN; BALMUTH,BERNAD N(EX&DV/O
1986-01-21Mortgage satisfied — from BALMUTH, NATHAN to CONNECTICUT MUTUAL L/I/C
1986-01-21Deed — from BALMUTH, BERNARD N(EX/OF; BALMUTH, SHARI(IND&EX) to BALMUTH, MARK
1969
1969-01-15Deed — from BALMUTH NATHAN to NATHAN BALMUTH; SADIE BALMUTH; BERNARD BALMUTH

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