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20-11 38 Street · Queens · BBL 4008090128 · 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, AEP1
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. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. 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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1999)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)20-11 38TH STREET LLC
Head officerLINDA PENASSO
Managing agentJAK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,678,000 $100,680
2026$1,634,000 $98,040
2027$1,944,000 $116,640

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 / 20 Av — Q101 · 150 ft
Citi Bike20 Ave & 38 St · 200 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

20-11 38 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

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 JAK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 90 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-32 Beach 44 Street QN29 A
41-28 44 Street QN16 A
23-06 31 Avenue QN10 A
23-11 37 Street QN8 A
30-05 23 Street QN4 A
37-16 20 Avenue QN3 A
20-13 38 Street QN3 C
20-11 38 Street QN3 A
20-15 38 Street QN3 A
21-43 28 Street QN3 B
20-17 38 Street QN3 C
20-18 38 Street QN3 B
21-29 28 Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $660,000 on 2014-08-06 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-08-06Mortgage $660,000 — from 20-11 38TH STREET, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $660,000
2004-08-18CMTG $955,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $955,000
2003-03-21Mortgage $7,838 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE $7,838
2000-04-06Mortgage $325,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $325,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
4
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018000
2019202
2020404
2021202
2022202
2023101
2024123
2025000
2026202
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD 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
2024
2024-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-19Mortgage satisfied — from 20-11 38TH STREET, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2024-01-22Mortgage assigned — from FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-10-02311: Lost Property — Other
2021-09-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2016
2016-11-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-10-20HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-10-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-01-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-12-17311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2014-08-18Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to WELLS FARGO BANK NA; WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC
2014-08-06Mortgage $660,000 — from 20-11 38TH STREET, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$660,000
2009
2009-07-30Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2009-04-13Deed — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to 20-11 38TH STREET, LLC
2008
2008-05-22Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2004
2004-08-18CMTG $955,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$955,000
2003
2003-12-22Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE
2003-03-21Mortgage $7,838 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE$7,838
2003-03-21Agreement — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
2003-03-21Mortgage assigned — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
2000
2000-05-19Mortgage satisfied — from ASTORIA DEVELOPMENTLLC to TJ&W RESIDENTIAL INC
2000-04-06Mortgage $325,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$325,000
2000-04-06REL — from BEAR STEARNS MORTGAGE COMPANY; EMC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORP to ASTORIA DEVELOPMENTLLC
2000-04-06Deed — from ASTORIA DEVELOPMENTLLC to ROMANO, VINCENT D
1999
1999-03-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-01-07Permit NB — ISSUED

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