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21-22 31 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11106

Built 1928 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

10 immediately hazardous violations open. 27 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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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
202281
202312
202491
202532
2026 so far00

Plus 46 violations from 1987 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 8
  • Walls and ceilings 5
  • Lead paint 4
Open per apartment
4.5 (27 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
8 Sept 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

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

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 hazardous10 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.

  • 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 = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 1; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Aug 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 23 Sept 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Aug 2022Notice sent out 14 Aug 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 4th room from north at west, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Aug 2022Notice sent out 11 Aug 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from south at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Aug 2022Notice sent out 11 Aug 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) baseboard at east wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Aug 2022Notice sent out 11 Aug 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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, 2nd story at south

    Issued 8 Aug 2022Notice sent out 9 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    2 issued 2 Sept 2021 to 13 Oct 2021Not complied withFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.

    Issued 7 Sept 2021Notice sent out 12 Sept 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.4

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to local law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities.

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Notice sent out 23 Aug 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.7

Hazardous12 open

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

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of garbage cans below drop ladder at first fire escape from west, at south exterior wall, building rear. at fire escape, 1st story

    Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 21 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of flower pots at 1st balcony, at 1st fire escape from east, at north exterior wall, building front at fire escape, 1st story

    Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 21 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Notice sent out 2 Dec 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor under radiator in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Notice sent out 2 Dec 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at east 1 window in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Notice sent out 2 Dec 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes front of building, house hold items at fire escape, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Notice sent out 2 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east original violation 17496161 issued 02-dec-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 2 Dec 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 18 Jun 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking around bathtub perimeter in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Jan 2023Notice sent out 8 Jan 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Aug 2022Notice sent out 11 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 13 Oct 2021Not complied with 8 Aug 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 13 Oct 2021Not complied with 8 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Not complied with 8 Aug 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at upper window sash at east wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 23 Apr 2025Notice sent out 23 Apr 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 23 Apr 2025Notice sent out 23 Apr 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective formica countertop at sink base cabinet. in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Jan 2023Notice sent out 8 Jan 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceilings and all walls throughout in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Jan 2023Notice sent out 8 Jan 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the foyer, the 3rd room from north, the 4th room from north at east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Aug 2022Notice sent out 11 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

46 closed violations, plus 18 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.

  • ×2Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at east

    2 issued 2 Dec 2024 to 23 Apr 2025Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective window lower sash glass in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 1 Oct 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective radiator shut off valve in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 23 Jun 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 29 Apr 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 1 Apr 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2022Violation closed 10 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of air conditioning unit installed in window to fire escape in the 4th room from east at north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Violation closed 8 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Violation closed 1 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods at 1st stack from south at west at front of building

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Violation closed 1 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Sept 2021Violation closed 16 Jan 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

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

    Issued 4 Nov 2019Violation closed 29 Dec 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower window sash of fire escape window in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2019Violation closed 9 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 Nov 2019Violation closed 9 Nov 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed at door leading to fire escape window in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2019Violation closed 9 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 4 Nov 2019Violation closed 9 Nov 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balanced window sashes north west room in the bedroom, 2nd story

    Issued 25 May 2000Violation closed 9 Nov 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedding head post obstructing fire escape window in the bedroom, 2nd story

    Issued 25 May 2000Violation closed 9 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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 = 3; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 8 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls, ceilings, and trim throughout in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Aug 2006Violation closed 21 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 26 Jul 2006Violation closed 21 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department throughout in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jul 2006Violation closed 21 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Remove the illegal fastening double key cylinder lock installed at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 4 Nov 2019Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Oct 2019Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock at entrance door from vestibule to, 1st story

    Issued 2 Mar 2015Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock 3 sty south an apartment entrance door., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Sept 1990Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving court & rear yard.

    Issued 27 Aug 1990Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Roof and outside the building§ D26-10.01

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 3 sty an apartment front kozlow.

    Issued 27 Aug 1990Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08

  • Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic wall tiles & grout caulking bathroom 3 sty an apartment front.

    Issued 27 Aug 1990Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing tenant albear luis in the foyer, 2nd story

    Issued 25 May 2000Violation closed 5 Nov 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 25 May 2000Violation dismissed 5 Nov 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 26 Aug 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash in the 2nd room from north at east, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Aug 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic wall tiles at shower in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Aug 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 26 Aug 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jul 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 26 Jul 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jul 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jul 2006Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling kitchen 3 sty southwest an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 31 Oct 1998Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Walls 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 watt minimum required fixture present light not on.

    Issued 6 Sept 1998Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors entrance 2 sty rear an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Sept 1990Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Properly secure the loose glass upper sash bathroom window 3 sty an apartment front.

    Issued 27 Aug 1990Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Doors and windows§ D26-10.01

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation dumbwaiter shaft & bulkhead roof.

    Issued 27 Aug 1990Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Refit entrance door 3 sty an apartment front.

    Issued 27 Aug 1990Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Doors and windows§ D26-10.01

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department clg 3 sty front an apartment thruout., section '' ''

    Issued 29 Apr 1987Violation closed 28 Oct 2019Walls and ceilings§ D26-12.01

91 violations on record in total, 27 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.

11 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 2
  • Floors and stairs0 / 1
  • Heat and hot water0 / 1
  • Pests1 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 1
  • Appliances0 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 1
  • Doors and windows0 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Access Warrant - Non-Lead

    Opened 26 Jan 2007

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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 2 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 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 and managing agent

    STRATIS POTTER LLC

    Public records list STRATIS POTTER LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 13 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 10 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 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. There was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). 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. This building dates from 1928 and has 6 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  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 4005520024 · Block 552, Lot 24 · Building class C2