23-16 29 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
Built 1927 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
4 immediately hazardous violations open. 14 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 144 · 5 · 5
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 3 | 1 |
Plus 10 violations from 1988 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Doors and windows 1
- Mold and damp 1
- Pests 1
- Open per apartment
- 2.3 (14 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 22 Sept 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThe 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 violationImmediately hazardous4 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 infestation consisting of roaches, 3rd story
Issued 22 Sept 2026Invalid certification 18 Oct 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4
Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock installed at building entrance door, 1st story
Issued 22 Sept 2026Notice sent out 22 Sept 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Replace with new the missing lower sash window glass 1 sty an apartment north room er1., section '' ''
Issued 9 Aug 1999Notice certified late 6 Mar 2006Doors and windows§ 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 at 1 sty pub hall and cellar door.
Issued 30 Dec 1994Notice certified late 6 Mar 2006Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous5 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 22 Sept 2026Notice sent out 23 Sept 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Provide 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 100 watts minimum required, light fixture present
Issued 6 Aug 2013Notice sent out 8 Aug 2013Electrical§ 27-2040
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets washbasin 1 sty an apartment bathroom., section '' ''
Issued 9 Aug 1999Notice sent out 13 Dec 2005Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cellar fire retardant ceiling thruout.
Issued 30 Dec 1994Notice sent out 13 Dec 2005Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile floor 1 sty pub hall stairs.
Issued 20 Sept 1988Notice sent out 13 Aug 2008Floors and stairs§ D26-10.01
Non-hazardous5 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.
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10sq feet at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 22 Sept 2026Notice sent out 23 Sept 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at west
Issued 28 Nov 2001Notice sent out 13 Dec 2005Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling walls 1 sty an apartment bathroom center and front room., section '' ''
Issued 9 Aug 1999Notice sent out 13 Dec 2005Walls 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 at center roof.
Issued 20 Sept 1988Notice sent out 13 Aug 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 62
Refit entrance door to 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 20 Sept 1988Notice sent out 13 Aug 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices7 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.
×6File 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.
6 issued 14 Apr 2021 to 6 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
Owner 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.
Issued 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent out 20 Nov 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107
27 violations on record in total, 21 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
13 complaints in three years, 12 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise6 / 7
- Leaks and plumbing2 / 2
- Mold and damp2 / 2
- Pests2 / 2
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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 filingBuilding 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 filingAssociations 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 Aug 2025 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.
Owner of record
GEORGE SAKELLIS
Public records list GEORGE SAKELLIS as the owner of record for this address as of 24 Sept 2024. Source: HPD registration.
Other buildings listed under this owner (1 in the records we hold)
- 23-20 29 Avenue23 open violations · no reviews yet
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What to ask at the viewing
23-16 29 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
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.
- The city currently has 4 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.
- 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.
- There were 2 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. 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.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 2 complaints in the last twelve months.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 14 open housing violations: 4 immediately hazardous, 5 hazardous and 5 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for doors and windows (1), mold and damp (1) and pests (1).
On 22 Sept 2026. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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