28-17 38 Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-00370-0032BIN 4004509

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 20 apartments
025 of those issued in the last 3 years
0310 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0432 active DOB violation(s)

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 DOB 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 20 apartments.

2018 — 18 units registered2023 — 20

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

135

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.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4TH STORY WEST 2 APARTMENT D5, UNDER VACATE ORDER # 260804 POSTED ON 06/10/2026 EFFECTIVE DATE 06/11/2026 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D5Issued 2026-06-09

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE AT CEILINGS, WALLS, FLOORS AND BROKEN WINDOWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D5, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D5Issued 2026-06-09

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILINGS AND WALL OUTLETS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D5, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D5Issued 2026-06-09RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES ...AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT D5, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water4

Unsanitary Condition2

Door/Window1

Safety1

Water Leak1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-01-02 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-12-22 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2023-11-06 · 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

336

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential169

Commercial61

Street/Sidewalk41

Unspecified35

Vehicle14

House of Worship13

Park2

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

168

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony65

Misdemeanor73

Violation30

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 1 annual bedbug report and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · COMPBLD-STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BUILDING NONE2024-04-15

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE INSPECTN RPT FOR STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BLDG.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-03-22

FTM.BLDG SFFRD A FIRE ON 2/21/24.ROOF OPEN OVER 1,2,&3 APT LINES CHARRN OF JOISTS OVER 1STFL COMMERCIAL SPACE.MINOR SMOKE&FIRE DAMAGE@ 1,2,&3 APT LINES ON 2ND-4TH FL.COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER:DOB VIOLATION #022224FEU40102AK (CONTROL #343460)

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-01-11Apt B1residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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 2006-11-06

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MELFAL LLC

Head officer

NICHOLAS MELISSINOS

Managing agent

NICHOLAS MELISSINOS

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-10-17 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1997-06-30 · $27,571.65

Sale2012-10-17no recorded price

MELISSINOS, NICOLAS, ESTATE OF ALKIVIADIS MEFALE, MELISSINOS, NICK → MEFAL LLC

Mortgage1997-06-30$27,571.65

borrower MELISSINOS, NICK, MEFALE, ALKIVIADIS · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1987-07-22$292,649.83

borrower MEFALE, ALKIVIDIS, MELISSINOS, NICK · lender FOURTH FED S&L ASSNNY

Sale1981-08-12no recorded price

MOFTICH IRWIN, MUSCAT ALFRED, NOBEL MARVIN → NICK MELISSINOS, ALKIVIADIS MEFALE

Mortgage1981-08-12no recorded price

borrower MEFALE ALKIVIADIS, MELISSINOS NICK · lender ALFRED MUSCAT, MARVIN NOBEL, IRWIN MOFTICH

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale