89-19 32 Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-01401-0026BIN 4034011

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0115 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 14 apartments
027 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
051 DOB fine 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

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 19 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 14 apartments.

2018 — 18 units registered2023 — 19

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 building16 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

172

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 housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water18

Plumbing6

Water Leak4

Paint/Plaster2

Electric1

Unsanitary Condition1

General1

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

286

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential167

Commercial49

Street/Sidewalk32

Vehicle22

Unspecified15

Park1

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

149

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony41

Misdemeanor82

Violation26

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 5 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

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

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-04-04Apt D1residential

2019-01-30Apt B5residential

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 2017-12-08

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2011-12-07

Failure to Register Only

CLOSEDOpened 2011-12-01

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2010-03-10

Comp Supplemental Cases

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

89-19 2 AVENUEJACKSON HEIGHTS REALTY CORP.

Head officer

GINA ARGENTO

Managing agent

89-19 32 AVENUEJACKSON HEIGHTS REALTY CORP

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

14-23 30 DRIVEQUEENS 14-55 BROADWAYQUEENS 20-72 STEINWAY STREETQUEENS 25-06 47 STREETQUEENS 25-59 STEINWAY STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$-300

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.

DEFAULTBoilersClass 32025-02-04$500 due

ConstructionClass 22025-01-29$1,250 penalty

BoilersClass 22023-05-12$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22022-02-23$625 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-02-23 · $1,780,000

Most recent mortgage2013-01-18 · $644,832.09

Mortgage2013-01-18$644,832.09

borrower 89-19 32ND AVE JACKSON HEIGHTS REALTY CORP. · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2007-02-23$1,780,000

FAI SING SHUM INC. → 89-19 32ND AVE JACKSON HEIGHTS REALTY CORP.

Mortgage2007-02-23$1,424,000

borrower 89-19 32ND AVE JACKSON HEIGHTS REALTY CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale1999-06-21no recorded price

SHUM, AGNES, SHUM, FAI SING → FAI SING SHUM, INC

Mortgage1987-05-05$167,531.77

borrower SHUM, FAI SING, SHUM, AGNES · lender QUEENS COUNTRY SAVSBANK

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