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29-01 148 Street · Queens · BBL 4048070049 · 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 class2
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. Less recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1942)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC
Head officerERIC BELANICH
Managing agentBELL REALTY
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,270,000 $1,471,500
2026$3,614,000 $1,626,300
2027$4,132,000 $1,859,400

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bayside Av / 148 St — Q16 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 021 Edward Hart
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

29-01 148 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BELL REALTY — 19 buildings, 587 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
58-12 Queens Boulevard QN122 A
214-32 43 Avenue QN49 B
32-85 33 Street QN48 A
29-01 148 Street QN36 A
81-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN34 A
109-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN33 D
60-05 44 Avenue QN32 A
29-17 148 Street QN32 A
41-05 158 Street QN31 A
28-22 Astoria Boulevard QN25 A
30-66 38 Street QN23 A
30-78 38 Street QN20 A
101-21 Rockaway Boulevard QN20 C
101-16 86 Avenue QN18 C
31-17 28 Avenue QN15 A
25-60 College Point Blvd QN15 C
213-03 41 Avenue QN14 B
25-25 31st Avenue QN12 A
213-09 41 Avenue QN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,145,639 on 2018-04-20 (lender: New York Commercial Bank), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-20Mortgage $1,145,640 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,145,640
2018-04-20Agreement $8,309,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $8,309,000
2014-05-23Agreement $7,800,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,800,000
2014-05-23Mortgage $2,543,032 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,543,032
2010-03-11Mortgage $200,186 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $200,186
2010-03-11Agreement $5,585,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC $5,585,000
2010-03-11AL&R $5,585,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,585,000
2006-09-07Mortgage $499,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $499,000
2005-04-05Mortgage $2,725,311 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $2,725,311
2005-04-05Agreement $5,300,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $5,300,000
1999-08-12Mortgage $1,008,758 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB $1,008,758
1989-08-03Mortgage $679,050 — from HOMESTEAD GRDNS ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $679,050
1983-03-16Mortgage $720,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS ASSOC. to BIONDO, SALLY; BIONDO, MICHAEL $720,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201802305
201914005
202007007
202123005
2022640010
202305005
202424017
202525209
202606006
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-01311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-03-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-01311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-03-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-10-02311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2025-06-03Mortgage assigned — from FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2025-06-03Agreement — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC
2025-03-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-02-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-02-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-06-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024-05-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2024-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-02-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-08311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2023-05-21311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023-05-07311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2023-03-21311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023-03-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022
2022-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-30FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-12-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-11-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-11-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-11-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-11-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2022-03-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-12-01DOB violation EGRADE: FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
2021-08-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-04-30311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2021-04-30311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2021-01-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020
2020-12-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2020-11-09311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2020-08-19311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-08-05311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-05-16311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-05-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-01-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-29311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-07-18311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2019-07-10311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-05-23311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2019-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-07-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-07-06311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2018-04-20Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK
2018-04-20Mortgage $1,145,640 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK$1,145,640
2018-04-20Agreement $8,309,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK$8,309,000
2017
2017-05-28311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2016
2016-04-20311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2016-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2016-03-11311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2016-03-11311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2016-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-08-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-04-21Job filed: INSTALL NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS ON ROOF IN CONFORMANCE WITH TPPN # 5/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2015-04-21Job filed: INSTALL NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS ON ROOF IN CONFORMANCE WITH TPPN # 5/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2015-04-20MLEA — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
2014
2014-08-06311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2014-07-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-07-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-05-23Agreement $7,800,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$7,800,000
2014-05-23TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2014-05-23Mortgage $2,543,032 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,543,032
2014-04-01Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2014-04-01311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2013
2013-06-22311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2013-06-06311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2013-03-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-10-29311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2012-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2011
2011-11-01311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2010
2010-05-08311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2010-05-06311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2010-03-11TL&R — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2010-03-11Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2010-03-11Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2010-03-11Mortgage $200,186 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$200,186
2010-03-11Agreement $5,585,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC$5,585,000
2010-03-11AL&R $5,585,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$5,585,000
2009
2009-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-07-23Job filed: REPLACE (2) OIL BURNERS ON (2) EXISITNG LOW PRESSURE BOILERS.
2009-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-12-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-11-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-09-07Mortgage $499,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.$499,000
2006-02-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-04-05Mortgage $2,725,311 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.$2,725,311
2005-04-05Agreement $5,300,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.$5,300,000
2005-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-03-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-03-15Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FILE TO PROPOSE REPAIR OF PARAPETS AND WATER PROOFING LOCATION OF WORK AS MARKED ON DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPA$100,000
1999
1999-08-12Mortgage $1,008,758 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB$1,008,758
1999-08-12Deed — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS ASSOCIATES to HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC
1999-08-12REL — from STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1999-08-12Agreement — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB to HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC
1999-08-12Mortgage assigned — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999-08-12Mortgage assigned — from STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (TRU to DIMEMSAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSBIES CORP
1998
1998-11-23Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to STATE STREET BANK &TRUST CO (TRUSTEE)
1998-11-23Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to STATE STREET BANK &TRUST CO (TRUSTEE)
1997
1997-08-19DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-08-03Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1989-08-03Agreement — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to HOMESTEAD GRDNS ASSOC
1989-08-03Mortgage assigned — from HOMESTEAD GRDNS ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1989-08-03Mortgage $679,050 — from HOMESTEAD GRDNS ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$679,050
1986
1986-02-10Mortgage assigned — from BIONDO, MICHAEL; BIONDO, SALLY to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN.
1986-02-10Mortgage assigned — from MANHATTAN SAVINGS BNK to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN.
1983
1983-03-16Mortgage $720,000 — from HOMESTEAD GARDENS ASSOC. to BIONDO, SALLY; BIONDO, MICHAEL$720,000
1983-03-07Deed — from BIONDO, SALLY; BIONDO, MICHAEL to HOMESTEAD GARDENS ASSOC.
1983-03-07Mortgage satisfied — from FORTY-NINE PROPT. INC. to OD INVESTORS, INC.
1979
1979-04-30SAGE — from JD INVESTORS INC; OD INVESTORS INC; FORTY NINE PROPERTIES INC
1972
1972-05-10Deed — from RICHELL INC to FORTY NINE PROPS INC
1972-05-10Mortgage — from FORTY NINE PROPERTIES INC to MANHATTAN SAVS BK
1972-05-10Mortgage — from FORTY NINE PROPERTIES INC to GI INVESTORS INC; OD INVESTORS INC
1972-05-10Deed — from FORTY NINE PROPERTIES INC to SALLY BRONDO; MICHAEL BRONDO

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