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14-36 27 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102

Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 29 open in all.

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Open violations
291 · 17 · 11
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 31 violations before that, the first in 1984.

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Open per apartment
4.8 (29 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
2 Aug 2013 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous1 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key locked installed at entrance door 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice certified late 2 Sept 2008Doors and windows§ D26-10.01 +1

Hazardous17 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Fire egress defective. make stationary the iron ladder leading to scuttle opening in roof 3 sty public hall.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wains coating wall at stringer 1 sty to 2 sty pub hall.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile floor at heat riser 1 sty pub hall front.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose cellar stair treads & risers.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Floors and stairs§ D26-10.01

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing 3 sty an apartment espanda.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08

  • Replace with new the missing window guards 2 sty public hall window.

    Issued 28 Mar 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing stringer moulding 1 sty to 2 sty pub hall.

    Issued 28 Mar 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mildew walls front room 2 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Mold and damp§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Replace with new the missing turn handle of radiator front room 2 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Heat and hot water§ D26-10.01

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items etc 3 sty public hall.

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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  • Provide window guard 2 sty public hall.

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches & mice excreta 2 sty an apartment kitchen., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Pests§ D26-13.03

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass lower sash of window northeast room 3 sty apartment

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarded clg cellar thruout.

    Issued 3 Oct 1984Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008§ D26-10.01

  • Properly secure the loose banaster 1 sty to 2 sty pub hall stairs.

    Issued 26 Sept 1984Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Floors and stairs§ D26-10.01

  • Properly secure the loose top tread 1 to 2 sty pub hall stair.

    Issued 26 Sept 1984Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Floors and stairs§ D26-10.01

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of refrigerator 1 sty pub hall.

    Issued 26 Sept 1984Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

Non-hazardous11 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of floor signs painted over not ledgible.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Floors and stairs§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department east wall 1 to 2 sty pub hall.

    Issued 13 May 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line roof rear.

    Issued 28 Mar 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 62

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls & ceiling thruout 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 28 Mar 1988Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Replace with new the missing radiator control knob kitchen & northeast room 3 sty apartment

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling center room 2 sty apartment

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling bathroom 2 sty apartment

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit entrance door 2 sty apartment

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department east & north walls 1 sty public hall.

    Issued 5 Nov 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving cellar thruout r35.

    Issued 3 Oct 1984Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008§ D26-10.01

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  • Remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the cellar thruout.

    Issued 3 Oct 1984Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Garbage and cleanliness§ D26-11.01 +2

Paperwork and notices24 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×12File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    12 issued 14 Apr 2021 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×12Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    12 issued 14 Apr 2021 to 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

2 closed violations, plus 4 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • ×2Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following ***minimum 100 watts of incandescent light required***

    2 issued 2 Aug 2013Violation closedElectrical§ 27-2040

59 violations on record in total, 53 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to report.

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Oct 2020 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Registered managing agent

    G V D REALTY INC

    Public records list G V D REALTY INC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 13 Apr 2020. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    VITO VACCARO

    Public records list VITO VACCARO as the owner of record for this address as of 13 Apr 2020. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (4 in the records we hold)

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  4. 24 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 4005400013 · Block 540, Lot 13 · Building class C2