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19-23 Ditmars Boulevard · Queens · BBL 4008920091 · 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, AEP43
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 86. 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

Open HPD violations6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-11-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
6
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$11,420 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)DLB ENTERPRISE LLC
Head officerDANIEL BUFFA
Managing agentDANIEL BUFFA
Last registered2026-01-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,790,000 $805,500
2026$1,776,000 $799,200
2027$1,421,000 $639,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Silvia's CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ditmars Blvd / 21 St — Q69 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDitmars Blvd & 19 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 122 Mamie Fay
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

19-23 Ditmars Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2012-11-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-11-09Mortgage $1,100,000 — from DLB ENTERPRISE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $1,100,000
2004-04-22Mortgage $250,000 — from BUFFA, DANIEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $250,000
1992-11-25Mortgage $170,000 — from BUFFA, DANIEL to BRADFORD, RALPH L.; BRADFORD, MARCIA R.. $170,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706017
20182130116
201904015
202001012
202102013
202203014
202307018
2024291113
202504015
202602024
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-12311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2026-04-26Restaurant inspection: SILVIA'S CAFE — grade A
2026-04-13Boiler inspection
2026-03-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-24311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-11-21HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-12311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2026-04-26Restaurant inspection: SILVIA'S CAFE — grade A
2026-04-13Boiler inspection
2026-03-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-11-24311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-11-21HPD 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
2025-06-12HPD 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
2025-04-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-04Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-28HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-12-28HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st
2024-12-28HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR IS LOCKED AT CELLAR STORY AT BOILER ROOM
2024-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-02HPD 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
2024-04-19Boiler inspection
2024-04-15HPD 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
2024-04-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-03-29Job filed: Application herewith filed for plumbing work at an existing commercial store (U.G.6) on the 1st floor of a mix-use building. No change to use, egress $10,000
2024-01-10Mortgage satisfied — from DLB ENTERPRISE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2023
2023-11-24HPD 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
2023-11-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-11-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-27Boiler inspection
2023-02-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-15HPD 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
2022-09-30311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-04-08Boiler inspection
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
2021-06-22Boiler inspection
2021-04-15HPD 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
2021-04-15HPD 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
2020
2020-09-24311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2020-09-18Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-16Boiler inspection
2019-07-16311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted Less Than 2 Years Ago
2019-05-20311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted Less Than 2 Years Ago
2019-05-08311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-01-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-10-24HPD 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
2018-10-19Job filed: EXISTING STORE - TO BE NEW BEAUTY SHOP/HAIR DRESSER$1,000
2018-10-05Boiler inspection
2018-08-04311: Food Establishment — Pesticide
2018-02-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-21HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2018-02-21HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2018-02-21HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-02-21HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX .. A
2018-02-21HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2018-02-21HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2018-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-12-14311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2017-12-05HPD 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
2017-11-13Boiler inspection
2017-11-11311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2017-08-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-23311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2016
2016-11-21HPD 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
2016-06-29Job filed: EXISTING STORE (JUICE BAR) TO BE NEW BAR/RESTAURANT SERVING LIGHT FOODS (NO GAS COOKING OR FRYING.)$420
2016-06-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-04311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2015
2015-10-16HPD 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
2015-06-02311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-27HPD 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
2014-09-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-12-22311: Drinking — In Public
2013-12-22311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2013-05-03311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-12-27TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BUFFA, DANIEL
2012-12-27Mortgage satisfied — from BUFFA, DANIEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2012-11-26311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2012-11-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2012-11-09Deed — from BUFFA, DANIEL to DLB ENTERPRISE LLC
2012-11-09Mortgage $1,100,000 — from DLB ENTERPRISE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA$1,100,000
2012-09-10311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2012-08-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2012-05-30311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2011
2011-09-29311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2010
2010-08-09311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2004
2004-04-22AL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BUFFA, DANIEL
2004-04-22Mortgage satisfied — from BUFFA, DANIEL to BRADFORD, RALPH L; BRADFORD, MARCIA R
2004-04-22Mortgage $250,000 — from BUFFA, DANIEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$250,000
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-12-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT ON CEILING SOUTH ROOM AT 1STY APT 1B
1992
1992-11-25Deed — from BRADFORD, MARCIA R.; BRADFORD, RALPH L. to BUFFA, DANIEL
1992-11-25Mortgage $170,000 — from BUFFA, DANIEL to BRADFORD, RALPH L.; BRADFORD, MARCIA R..$170,000
1988
1988-11-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CELLAR FRONT & REAR.
1988-11-29HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS CELLAR STAIR ENCLOSURE 1 STY PUB HALL.
1988-11-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED CEILING CELLAR THRUOUT.
1988-11-29HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE THRUOUT CELLAR.
1988-11-29HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE PROTECTIVE RAILING AREAWAY REAR YARD.
1988-11-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONARY WALL BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
1988-11-25HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES ALL STYS REAR.
1988-11-25HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS REAR YARD STACK ER1.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN NORTH COURT & REAR YARD.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TAR FLASHING AT PARAPET WALL ROOF WEST.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE EXTERIOR METAL COVERING PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD DOOR.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 2 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ARTICLE AT LANDING OF PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD & 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN ROOF NORTH.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONARY EXTERIOR BRICK WALL FROM 2 STY TO ROOF AT REAR YAR
1988-11-25HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS PUB HALL BULKHEAD.
1988-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING REAR YARD.
1984
1984-10-04Deed — from REBBO, ALEXANDER; REBBO, NINA to BRADFORD, RALPH L.; BRADFORD, MARCIA R.

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