14-53 31 Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-00534-0001BIN 4595613

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 45 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years

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 38 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 45 apartments.

2021 — 38 units registered2023 — 38

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2035

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2035 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

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

2018

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building20 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-04-14

§ 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 HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-03-12

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH ASSEMBLY ON COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR LABELLED 'TRASH ROOM' AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, SECTION ''D-G'', AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-04-14

§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNATURE, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR AT WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-03-12

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water3

Door/Window2

Elevator2

Plumbing2

Unsanitary Condition2

ElevatorMaintenance2026-02-08 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-12-28 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-07-10 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

405

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential275

Street/Sidewalk41

Commercial39

Unspecified36

Vehicle12

Helicopter2

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

113

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony30

Misdemeanor52

Violation31

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 4 annual bedbug reports 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2025-02-13

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Centennial Astoria

Head officer

MICHELLE ABUBO

Managing agent

HIGHRISE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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

141-18 CHERRY AVENUEQUEENS 144-30 SANFORD AVENUEQUEENS 144-45 SANFORD AVENUEQUEENS 144-60 GRAVETT ROADQUEENS 1874 PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTHBRONX

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.

ConstructionClass 22025-05-29$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-01-21 · $2,200,000

Most recent mortgage2021-10-15 · $4,000,000

Mortgage2021-10-15$4,000,000

borrower CENTENNIAL ASTORIA LLC · lender CATHAY BANK

Mortgage2018-01-08$13,000,000

borrower CENTENNIAL ASTORIA LLC · lender CATHY BANK

Sale2014-01-21$2,200,000

CONSTANTOURIS , DINO → CENTENNIAL ASTORIA LLC

Mortgage1987-01-13$250,000

borrower CONSTANTOURIS, DINOS · lender BERNSTEIN, RUTH

Sale1986-12-22no recorded price

BERNSTEIN, RUTH → CONTANTOURIS, DINOS

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