36-12 Starr Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-00311-0024BIN 4003714Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
022 active DOB violation(s)
033 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 16), discharged 2023-07-07.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

307

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-06-02

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WATERPROOF COVERING SIDING AT WEST WALL

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2026-10-133 violations

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER SYSTEM LEADING FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, SOUTH AND NORTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

1 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-10-07

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ASHPHALT SHINGLES SIDING ON SOTH EXTERIOR WALL ALL STORIES

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-07-11

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SIDING AT EXTERIOR WALL SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

108

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition19

Paint/Plaster18

Heat/Hot Water17

Water Leak12

Door/Window11

Flooring/Stairs9

Plumbing8

Electric7

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-10-18 · open

Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-10-18 · open

SafetyFire Escape2026-10-01 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential10

Street/Sidewalk7

Commercial6

Vehicle4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony20

Misdemeanor34

Violation15

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-12-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-12-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 22025-04-09$1,250 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 32021-11-10$500 penalty

ConstructionClass 22021-11-10$1,250 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12021-09-07$6,250 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2021-12-27

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2021-12-17

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2020-12-11

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

NEON HOMES LLC

Head officer

JEFF TOUTI

Managing agent

JEFF TOUTI

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

134-47 SPRINGFIELD BOULEVARDQUEENS 147 BEACH 59 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-11-07 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2025-12-05 · $200,000

Mortgage2025-12-05$200,000

borrower NEON HOMES, LLC · lender BERGMAN, DAVID

Sale2019-11-07no recorded price

NEON HOMES INC. → NEON HOMES LLC

Mortgage2019-11-07$625,000

borrower NEON HOMES LLC · lender WISDOM EQUITIES LLC

Mortgage2006-04-14$350,000

borrower NEON HOMES INC. · lender SALL, RENEE, HABER, DEBBIE, WASSERMAN, KENNETH

Mortgage2002-09-24$100,000

borrower NEON HOMES,INC. A NEW YORK CORPORATION · lender SHALEM, JANET

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale