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23-24 28 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102

Built 1926 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

5 immediately hazardous violations open. 11 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202271
202375
2024257
202590
2026 so far00

Plus 20 violations from 1986 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 26
  • Walls and ceilings 12
  • Heat and hot water 8
Open per apartment
1.8 (11 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
20 Oct 2025 (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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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 0 days, and inspectors issued 2 violations.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26002

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

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

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 hazardous5 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 scalding hot water exceeding the maximum allowable temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Notice certified late 9 Nov 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exceeding the maximum allowable temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Notice certified late 9 Nov 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed on door to room with fire escape window in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Notice certified late 9 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of electrical wires tied on drop ladder stack at rear at fire escape

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Notice certified late 9 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed on door to room with fire escape window in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Not complied with 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous3 open

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

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sqft at north wall in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at north original violation 16769903 issued 25-mar-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Notice certified late 9 Nov 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2 square feet at north wall and ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at south original violation 15692486 issued 31-jan-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Notice certified late 9 Nov 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window counter balance lower sash window in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Oct 2011Not complied with 21 Oct 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous3 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and south wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Not complied with 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent plaster at ceiling and south wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Not complied with 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and south wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 12 Mar 2024Not complied with 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

70 closed violations, plus 8 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.

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door and hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation closed 7 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective 'door' bulkhead to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation closed 7 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • ×2Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 31 Jan 2023 to 22 Jun 2024Violation closedPests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 13 Nov 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 2, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 21 Oct 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycles at bulkhead, 3rd story

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system at basement at boiler room

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    2 issued 25 Mar 2024 to 26 Dec 2024Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of wires at 2nd story balcony at rear fire escape

    Issued 22 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at first window from east at fire escape in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood frame at east wall window in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing eschutcheon plate at ceiling at riser pipe in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at bulkhead door to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective bulkhead door hinges, 3rd story

    Issued 12 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective bulkhead door latch, 3rd story

    Issued 12 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling and south wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 12 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel galzae at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation steam riser pipe in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the foyer, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective latch at fire escape window in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective radiator air valve in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the floor at first story, 1st story

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2011

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioner protruding from window obstructing egress balcony at 3rd story balcony at building front at fire escape

    Issued 26 Dec 2021Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint the fire escape at building front at fire escape

    Issued 26 Dec 2021Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bike being stored at public hall stairs, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Nov 2021Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioner protruding beyond window sill at 3rd stry balcony (building front ) at fire escape

    Issued 27 Nov 2021Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at 1st story stairway ceiling, 1st story

    Issued 11 Sept 2019Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower window sash in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Sept 2019Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Sept 2019Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items etc at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Dec 2014Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • ×22011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front yard

    2 issued 27 Aug 2011 to 11 Oct 2012Violation closedGarbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Oct 2011Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Oct 2011Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2011Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Pests§ 27-2018

  • ×2Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at cellar

    2 issued 7 Aug 2002 to 8 Nov 2002Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Remove the illegal fastening padlock at gate on center yard

    Issued 12 Aug 2002Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell buzzer intercom system from vestibule to, in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 31 Jul 2002Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • 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 near mail box and boiler room door

    Issued 31 Jul 2002Violation closed 21 Oct 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock 1 sty rear an apartment.

    Issued 27 Oct 1986Violation closed 21 Oct 2025§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective street entrance door hinges to building, 1st story

    Issued 26 Dec 2024Violation closed 18 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash window to fire escape in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Violation closed 3 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective building entrance door hinges, 1st story

    Issued 12 Mar 2024Violation closed 31 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sqft at north wall in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Violation closed 23 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding maximum allowable temperature of 130 degrees fahrenheit at all water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 25 Sept 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2 square feet at north wall and ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2023Violation closed 31 May 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2022Violation closed 28 Nov 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

89 violations on record in total, 11 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.

30 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Doors and windows0 / 9
  • Heat and hot water0 / 6
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 6
  • Pests0 / 3
  • Noise0 / 1
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 1
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 1
  • Floors and stairs0 / 1
  • Mold and damp0 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 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.

  • Owner of record

    SOPHIA GALATOULAS

    Public records list SOPHIA GALATOULAS as the owner of record for this address as of 10 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (1 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 5 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There are 2 open mould violations 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 owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. 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

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