21-59 48 Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-00760-0009BIN 4014315

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 active DOB violation(s)
028 open HPD violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years
042 DOB 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 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

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

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

One-family house

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 1FLIssued 2023-11-08

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 8 SQ FT AT THE CEILING IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1FL LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16083606 ISSUED 08-JUL-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1FLIssued 2023-07-10

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 14 SQ FT AT THE CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt PRIVATIssued 2022-03-03

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPX 12 SQ FT AT BOILER ROOM WALLS LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-11-235+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS SHOWER STALL ,WASHBASIN AND WATERCLOSET AT CELLAR

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition11

Plumbing9

Heat/Hot Water3

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak3

Flooring/Stairs1

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential36

Unspecified15

Street/Sidewalk9

Vehicle9

Commercial4

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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony21

Misdemeanor22

Violation14

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2017-10-04

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

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2017-10-04

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

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2017-10-04

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-02-22Apt ENTIRE PREMISESresidential

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 2019-11-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-25

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

GINA TRUST

Head officer

GINA ARGENTO

Managing agent

JOHN CIAFONE

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

48-11 DITMARS BOULEVARDQUEENS

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 22021-08-06$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22020-01-13$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12017-07-05$1,200 penalty

ConstructionClass 12017-07-05$6,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-08-21 · no recorded price

Sale2017-08-21no recorded price

ARGENTO, GINA → GINA TRUST, GINA ARGENTO, AS TRUSTEE

Sale2014-12-22$10

ARGENTO, ANGELA → ARGENTO, GINA

Sale1995-01-26no recorded price

BIRCH, MICHAEL (EX/OF) → ARGENTO, PAOLO, ARGENTO, ANGELA

Sale1971-09-20no recorded price

BIRCH MICHAEL → DOLORES BIRCH, MICHAEL BIRCH

Sale1971-09-20no recorded price

BIRCH MICHAEL → MICHAEL BIRCH, DOLORES BIRCH

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