A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-14.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (51) · Outdoor Dining (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Graffiti (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
$11,300 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
4221 BROADWAY LLC
Head officer
DEAN KARTSONIS
Managing agent
KARTSONIS REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-09-26
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,345,000
$605,250
2026
$1,225,000
$551,250
2027
$1,470,000
$661,500
The city's market estimate has risen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2023 (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
Subway
46 St — M R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / 44 St — Q104 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
43 St & Broadway · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $168,875 on
1990-01-26 (lender: Astoria Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1990-01-26
Mortgage $168,876 — from KARTSONIS, BILL K to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN
$168,876
1985-11-13
Mortgage $118,197 — from KARTSONIS, BILL K. to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN
$118,197
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
53
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
5
1
10
2018
0
4
2
7
13
2019
0
4
23
3
30
2020
0
2
50
1
53
2021
4
4
38
1
47
2022
0
0
28
3
31
2023
0
1
35
1
37
2024
0
0
30
1
31
2025
0
0
12
1
13
2026
0
0
11
0
11
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HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT 2ND BUILDI
2026-05-27
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-05-26
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-05-15
311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-14
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-05-14
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-05-03
311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-01-17
311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-12-30
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-20
Boiler inspection
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-17311: Noise — Construction Equipment
2026-08-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-07-23311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2026-06-14HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT 2ND BUILDI
2022-03-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-05-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35498669K ISSUED ON 9/8/2020 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$625
2021-05-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED AT 3RD FLOOR WINDOW LINTELS RUSTED/DETERIORATING AND BECOMING DETACHED$312
2021-05-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2020-09-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: 3RD FLOOR WINDOWS LINTELS RUSTED, DETERIORATING, SAGGING AT CORNER O$625
2020-09-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2010-02-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2010-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-04-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2009-04-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2008
2008-12-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED ERECTED AN ENCLOSED METAL FRAMED SIDEWALKCAFE W/ 1DOOR APPROX 28'WX5'L AT EXP#1 (FRONT) OF RESTAURANT
2008-12-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: EXIT PASSAGEWAY OR CORRIDOR TOTAL OBSTRUCTION FIRE ESCAPE OF MULT USE MULTIPLE DWELLING BLDG AT EXP#4 RIGHT OF PREMISES IS OBSTRUC$1,200
2008-12-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W.O A PERMIT. NOTE: CONST OF CARVES ENCLOSURE AT FRONT & SIDE OF THE PREMISES. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE TO LEGALIZ$400
2008-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-25Deed — from KARTSONIS , BILL to 4221 BROADWAY LLC
2008-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-10-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-10-14Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND GAS VALVE WERE$3,000
2005-09-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-08-12Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING STORE TO RESTAURANT ON 1ST FL$30,000
2005-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-04-03Agreement — from MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK to KARTSONIS, BILL K
1995-04-03Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS/LOAN ASSOCIATION to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
1995-04-03Mortgage assigned — from KARTSONIS, BILL K to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-07-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-01-26Mortgage $168,876 — from KARTSONIS, BILL K to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN$168,876
1985
1985-11-13Mortgage $118,197 — from KARTSONIS, BILL K. to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN$118,197
1985-11-13Mortgage satisfied — from 43-05 BROADWAY CORP to BULBA, JOHN
1980
1980-03-17Deed — from 43-05 BROADWAY to BILL K KARTSONIS
1979
1979-07-03Mortgage — from 43-05 BROADWAY CORP to JOHN BULBA
1979-06-27Mortgage — from 43-05 BROADWAY CORP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN
1979-06-27Deed — from BULBA JOHN to 43-05 BROADWAY CORP