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 2.5. 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
No
Built before 1974 (1990)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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)
ASSOCIATES 21, LLC
Head officer
NICK GAVALAS
Managing agent
ALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered
2025-06-10
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
$1,065,000
$479,250
2026
$1,196,000
$538,200
2027
$1,221,000
$549,450
The city's market estimate has risen
15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 21 St / 21 Av — Q100 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
21 St & 21 Ave · 300 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.
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: $1,071,830 on
2020-05-29 (lender: Alma Bank), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-05-29
Agreement $6,500,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK
$6,500,000
2020-05-29
Mortgage $1,071,830 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK
$1,071,830
2011-12-16
AL&R $6,400,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK
$6,400,000
2011-12-16
Agreement $6,400,000 — from ALMA BANK to ASSOCIATES 21 LLC
$6,400,000
2011-12-16
Mortgage $376,557 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK
$376,557
2008-05-05
Mortgage $2,049,887 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
$2,049,887
2008-05-05
Agreement $7,000,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
$7,000,000
2007-04-18
Deed $8,250,000 — from DELPHI REALTY LLC; PELLA REALTY LLC to ASSOCIATES 21, LLC
$8,250,000
2007-04-18
Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$5,000,000
2000-07-21
Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PELLA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK
$1,100,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
13
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
2018
2
1
0
3
2019
3
10
0
13
2020
0
8
2
10
2021
1
1
0
2
2022
0
4
0
4
2023
2
1
0
3
2024
2
1
0
3
2025
0
1
0
1
2026
0
0
0
0
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2024-06-14ECB CLASS - 3 violation: AT REAR OF BUILDING, IN SHARED DRIVEWAY, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS HAS ACCUMULATED AND LEANS AGAINST BUILDING., REPAIR AND OR REPLACE; C
2022-03-02HPD 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
2022-03-02HPD 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
2021
2021-06-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-05-04311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2020
2020-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-05-29Agreement $6,500,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK$6,500,000
2020-05-29Mortgage $1,071,830 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK$1,071,830
2020-02-24City emergency repair (OMO): as per the requirement contract with hpd, provide and install 4 window guards and repair 0 window guards throughout enti$260
2020-01-16HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2020-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STOR
2020-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2
2020-01-16HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2016-02-01MLEA — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to NEW YORK SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; VERIZON WIRELESS
2015
2015-04-15Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF A SINGLE ZONING LOT CONSISTING OF LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 AND 12 IN BLOCK 882. NO WORK
2015-04-15Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF A SINGLE ZONING LOT CONSISTING OF LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 AND 12 IN BLOCK 882. NO WORK
2015-02-21311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2014
2014-10-23311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2014-02-17311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-17311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-14CERT — from KENSINGTON VANGUARD NATIONAL LAND SERVIC
2013-11-06311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2013-02-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012
2012-10-10SUBM — from ALMA BANK; ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to METROPCS NEW YORK, LLC
2011
2011-12-16TL&R — from BCP HOLDINGS (USA) INC., SUCCESSOR BY to ASSOCIATES 21 LLC
2011-12-16AL&R $6,400,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK$6,400,000
2011-12-16Mortgage assigned — from BCP HOLDINGS (USA) INC., SUCCESSOR BY to VALIOTIS, EFSTATHIOS
2011-12-16Agreement $6,400,000 — from ALMA BANK to ASSOCIATES 21 LLC$6,400,000
2011-12-16Mortgage assigned — from VALIOTIS, EFSTATHIOS to ALMA BANK
2011-12-16Mortgage $376,557 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to ALMA BANK$376,557
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-08-12Job filed: INTERIOR REMODEL OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$1,000
2010-05-27Job filed: INTERIOR REMODEL OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$37,650
2010-05-27Job filed: INTERIOR REMODEL OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$37,650
2009
2009-04-15MLEA — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to METROPCS NEW YORK, LLC
2008
2008-05-05TL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ASSOCIATES 21 LLC
2008-05-05Mortgage assigned — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
2008-05-05Mortgage $2,049,887 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.$2,049,887
2008-05-05Agreement $7,000,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21 LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.$7,000,000
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-04-18Deed $8,250,000 — from DELPHI REALTY LLC; PELLA REALTY LLC to ASSOCIATES 21, LLC$8,250,000
2007-04-18AL&R — from ASSOCIATES 21, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2007-04-18Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ASSOCIATES 21, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$5,000,000
2006
2006-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from PELLA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK
2006-08-24TL&R — from PELLA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK
2000
2000-07-21Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PELLA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK$1,100,000
2000-07-21Mortgage assigned — from PELLA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK
2000-07-21Deed — from WORTHINGTON LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP to PELLA REALTY LLC
1998
1998-04-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: BOILER 04-DOES NOT HAVE LOW WATER CUTOFFS, OR MANUAL RESET AGAUSTAT.
1998-04-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: BOILER 03-DOES NOT HAVE LOW WATER CUTOFF, OR MANUAL RESET AGAUSTAT.
1998-04-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: BOILERS #02-DOES NOT HAVE LOW WATER CUTOFFS, OR MANUAL RESET AQUASTATS
1992
1992-08-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. EXISTING TEMPORARYC OF O # 216004 TEMP EXPIRE 5/30/922. REMEDY: OBTAIN A VAL$1,000