31-23 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
Built 2015 · 20 apartments
5 immediately hazardous violations open. 19 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 195 · 10 · 4
- 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 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 so far | 10 | 1 |
Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Heat and hot water 9
- Fire and safety equipment 9
- Super and management 4
- Open per apartment
- 1 (19 open across 20 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 27 Jan 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.
Not open yet. Reviews open when this neighbourhood does.
Heat season
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 7 days, and inspectors issued 4 violations.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
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.
It is listed under a tax-benefit program (421-a or J-51). Stabilization that comes from one of these can end when the benefit does, so ask when it expires.
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 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.
Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked at roof at boiler room
Issued 27 Jan 2026Notice sent out 28 Jan 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 27 Jan 2026Notice sent out 28 Jan 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
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 mailbox at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 5 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide ready access to buildings heating system door lock at boiler room, 1st story
Issued 31 Dec 2024Notice sent out 1 Jan 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
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 missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 16 Dec 2024Notice sent out 16 Dec 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous10 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 27 Jan 2026Notice sent out 28 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2
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 north
Issued 27 Jan 2026Notice sent out 28 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
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 west
Issued 23 Jan 2026Notice sent out 25 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective mini split heating system at west wall in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 23 Jan 2026Notice sent out 25 Jan 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at vestibule door leading to public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 5 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 23 Jan 2026Notice sent out 25 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 26 Jan 2025Notice sent out 26 Jan 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures heating and cooling system in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at north
Issued 26 Jan 2025Notice sent out 29 Jan 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2037
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 23 Dec 2024Notice sent out 23 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 23 Dec 2024Notice sent out 23 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Non-hazardous4 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.
Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Super and management§ 27-2053
Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 5 Feb 2025Notice sent out 5 Feb 2025Super and management§ 27-2053
×2Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper.
2 issued 16 Dec 2024 to 23 Dec 2024Notice sent outSuper and management§ 27-2053
Paperwork and notices26 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.
×2File 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.
2 issued 16 Jun 2025 to 11 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor. frame missing at wall at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Paperwork and notices§ 329
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mailbox at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045 +1
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in private dwellings
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045 +2
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Invalid certification 18 Mar 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
×2Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected, 1st story
2 issued 23 Dec 2024 to 5 Feb 2025Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd., 1st story
Issued 5 Feb 2025Notice sent out 5 Feb 2025Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at public hall, 1st story
Issued 5 Feb 2025Notice sent out 5 Feb 2025Paperwork and notices§ 329
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×3Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.
3 issued 16 Dec 2024 to 5 Feb 2025Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box at public hall, 1st story
Issued 5 Feb 2025Notice sent out 5 Feb 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
×2Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
2 issued 16 Dec 2024 to 5 Feb 2025Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2104
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd.
Issued 23 Dec 2024Notice sent out 23 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box
Issued 23 Dec 2024Notice sent out 23 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing
Issued 23 Dec 2024Notice sent out 23 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 329
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building.
Issued 23 Dec 2024Notice sent out 23 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
Issued 16 Dec 2024Notice sent out 16 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 16 Dec 2024Notice sent out 16 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 16 Dec 2024Notice sent out 16 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 16 Dec 2024Notice sent out 16 Dec 2024Paperwork and notices§ 329
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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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set at vestibule door leading to public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2026Violation closed 24 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 23 Dec 2024Violation closed 22 Jul 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door hinge in the entrance, 3rd story at west
Issued 23 Dec 2024Violation closed 17 Mar 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at north
Issued 31 Dec 2024Violation closed 23 Jan 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
53 violations on record in total, 45 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.
60 complaints in three years, 27 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water6 / 23
- Doors and windows9 / 15
- Electrical2 / 7
- Walls and ceilings2 / 3
- Noise3 / 3
- Garbage and cleanliness2 / 2
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 2
- Super and management0 / 1
- Elevator1 / 1
- Other1 / 1
- Construction and illegal work0 / 1
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
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.
2 cases, all closed.
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 7 Mar 2025
Tenant Action
Opened 3 Feb 2025
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 permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.
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New building · Plumbing
Issued 5 Jun 2022Expired 5 Jun 2023
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.
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 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.
Registered managing agent
VITO VACCARO
Public records list VITO VACCARO as the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Mar 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
3125 LLC
Public records list 3125 LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 22 Mar 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
31-23 Newtown 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 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.
- There were 6 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
- The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2024). 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.
- 26 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.
- 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 19 open housing violations: 5 immediately hazardous, 10 hazardous and 4 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for heat and hot water (9), fire and safety equipment (9) and super and management (4).
On 27 Jan 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.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 7 days, and HPD issued 4 heat violations.
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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