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21-25 42 Street · Queens · BBL 4007850123 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

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 10. In ZIP 11105, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (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 (1970)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)NICOLE LIBERTINI
Managing agentMETROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,715,000 $102,900
2026$1,745,000 $104,700
2027$1,685,000 $101,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% 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.

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

SubwayAstoria-Ditmars Blvd — N W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 21 Av — Q101 · 700 ft
Citi BikeDitmars Blvd & 43 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Steinway
Middle: I.S. 141 The Steinway. 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

21-25 42 Street

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

1 311 service request 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 METROPOLIS REALTY — 7 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21-59 27 Street QN16 A
306 Harman Street BK6 B
24-23 29 Street QN6 A
23-66 27 Street QN3 C
21-25 42 Street QN3 B
23-67 21 Street QN2 C
18-24 126 Street QN2 C

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201711011
2018202
2019314
2020000
2021303
2022303
2023404
2024022
2025000
2026101
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-04-30311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-30311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024
2024-09-16Deed — from LIBERTINI, NICOLE to 21-25 42ND STREET LLC
2024-05-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023
2023-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-02-09311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2023-01-12311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2023-01-12311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2022
2022-11-12311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2022-03-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-01-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-11-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-09-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-06-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-11311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-10-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-09-26DEED, LE — from DI RADO, ALBA; LIBERTINI, ALBA to LIBERTINI, NICOLE
2019-08-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018
2018-11-15311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018-07-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-11-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-14311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-06-28311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-06-08311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-05-13311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-05-09311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-04-19311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-04-09311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-02-16311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2017-02-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-02-06311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2016
2016-12-29311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2011
2011-03-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
1997
1997-05-07RTXL — from DI RADO, MARIA
1996
1996-06-19Mortgage satisfied — from BLUE BIRD HOMES, INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1983
1983-03-02Deed — from GILIBERTO, SEBASTIANO; GILIBERTO, JOSEPHINE to DI RADO, ALBA; DI RADO, MARIA

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