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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · 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
No
Built before 1974 (2002)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
37-16 20TH AVENUE LLC
Head officer
VINCENT ROMANO
Managing agent
JAK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-09-10
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
$2,087,000
$125,220
2026
$2,100,000
$126,000
2027
$2,477,000
$148,620
The city's market estimate has risen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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
Subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd — N W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 38 St / 20 Av — Q101 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
20 Ave & 38 St · 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.
4 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $797,500 on
2016-04-11 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2016-04-11
Mortgage $797,500 — from 37-16 20TH AVENUE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$797,500
2006-04-06
Mortgage $250,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
$250,000
2003-07-18
Mortgage $310,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$310,000
2001-12-27
Mortgage $2,500,000 — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
$2,500,000
2001-12-27
Mortgage $2,500,000 — from ASTORIA DEVELOPMENTLLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
$2,500,000
Ten-year activity
530
2017
2018
5
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Total
2017
0
0
0
2018
1
0
1
2019
5
0
5
2020
1
0
1
2021
5
0
5
2022
2
0
2
2023
1
0
1
2024
2
1
3
2025
2
0
2
2026
3
1
4
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HPD 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
2026-04-19
311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-16
Mortgage satisfied — from 37-16 20TH AVENUE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-07HPD 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
2026-04-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-16Mortgage satisfied — from 37-16 20TH AVENUE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2025
2025-07-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-04-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024
2024-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-01-22Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK SAN FRANCISCO CA; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CO 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
2021-11-05311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2021-11-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-04HPD 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
2019-09-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-25HPD 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
2016
2016-11-25HPD 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
2016-04-27Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, VINCENT to ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REG
2016-04-27Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, VINCENT D to WELLS FARGO BANK NA
2016-04-11Mortgage $797,500 — from 37-16 20TH AVENUE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$797,500
2016-03-07311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2015
2015-10-19HPD 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
2015-03-03HPD 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
2014
2014-06-13311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2012
2012-06-12311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals