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31-68 34 Street, Astoria, NY 11106

Built 1927 · 4-story walk-up · 18 apartments

10 immediately hazardous violations open. 19 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
1910 · 1 · 8
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
2022138
202310
202440
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 26 violations from 1988 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Lead paint 7
  • Fire and safety equipment 6
  • Walls and ceilings 5
Open per apartment
1.1 (19 open across 18 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
3 Mar 2024 (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
2026–27 (so far)110

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.

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard-paint that is xrf tested inconclusive for lead content at 0.5mg/cm2 and is presumed lead paint as set forth in (28 rcny §11-07(b)) 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 west at north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 9 Nov 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard-paint that is xrf tested inconclusive for lead content at 0.5mg/cm2 and is presumed lead paint as set forth in (28 rcny §11-07(b)) 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 closet from east at south wall door frame in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 9 Nov 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 from north at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the foyer, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 9 Nov 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 = 2;, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 20 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 north wall, baseboard at south wall, baseboard at west wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 9 Nov 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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 west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Certification postponment denied 27 Oct 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 door frame from north at east wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 9 Nov 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 from east at south wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Invalid certification 9 Nov 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 = 2, wg to repair = 1 in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 4 Oct 2022Notice sent out 4 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 4 Oct 2022Notice certified late 20 Oct 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

Hazardous1 open

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

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at building front at fire escape, 3rd story

    Issued 18 Sept 2023Notice sent out 20 Sept 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

Non-hazardous8 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 all peeling paint surfaces in the private hallway, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door from north at east wall, 1st closet from east at south wall door in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from west at north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at north wall, baseboard at south wall in the foyer, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from north at east wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from west at north wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Notice sent out 11 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

33 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 the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the foyer, 4th story at east

    Issued 3 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 23 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 4th story at east

    Issued 3 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 23 May 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to cellar locked at 1st story at public hall

    Issued 3 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 23 May 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the 3rd room from east, 4th story at east

    Issued 3 Mar 2024Violation closed 26 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 7 Oct 2022Violation closed 12 Dec 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 west

    Issued 4 Oct 2022Violation closed 12 Nov 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 east

    Issued 4 Oct 2022Violation closed 12 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 4 sty an apartment tenant charepuhim., section '' ''

    Issued 1 Mar 1990Violation closed 28 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • 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 public hall, 1st story

    Issued 2 Nov 2016Violation closed 21 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operating lock at entrance door to, 4th story

    Issued 1 Aug 2016Violation closed 21 Mar 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective 4 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 2 Oct 1989Violation closed 21 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling & walls thruout 4 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 15 Sept 1988Violation closed 21 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the entire apartment, 4th story at east

    Issued 5 Dec 2016Violation closed 27 Dec 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling 4 sty an apartment west room., section '' ''

    Issued 2 Oct 1989Violation closed 8 Aug 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling entrance foyer 4 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 20 Aug 1989Violation closed 8 Aug 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling rear room 4 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 20 Aug 1989Violation closed 8 Aug 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color private hall west walls over door 4 sty southeast an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 15 Sept 1988Violation closed 8 Aug 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortice lock at door in the entrance, 4th story at east

    Issued 22 Jan 2016Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of clothesline at vent stacks at rear section of roof.

    Issued 28 Jun 1999Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Jun 1999Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint rear fire escape at 2 sty to roof.

    Issued 28 Jun 1999Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of clothesline at dropladder at fire escape rear.

    Issued 28 Jun 1999Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective front door at bldg entrance.

    Issued 28 Jun 1999Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective bulkhead door at 4 sty pub hall to roof.

    Issued 28 Jun 1999Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of storage of refrigerator with doors intact etc cellar around boiler room meter room.

    Issued 13 Mar 1990Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wire ceiling vestibule.

    Issued 13 Mar 1990Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective entrance 4 sty an apartment.

    Issued 13 Mar 1990Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wire ceiling 1 2 & 3 sty pub hall.

    Issued 1 Mar 1990Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Install and maintain sufficient light or lights of at least 100 watts incandescent or equivalent each, to light adequately from sunset to sunrise the orth yard night inspection.

    Issued 12 Dec 1989Violation closed 1 Aug 2016Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass lite at the door in the bathroom, 4th story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2016Violation closed 13 Apr 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the foyer, 4th story at east

    Issued 22 Jan 2016Violation closed 28 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical ceiling light fixture in the foyer, 4th story at east

    Issued 22 Jan 2016Violation closed 28 Mar 2016Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 4th story at east

    Issued 22 Jan 2016Violation closed 28 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

60 violations on record in total, 19 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.

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

  • Heat and hot water1 / 3
  • Construction and illegal work1 / 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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2025No 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)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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.

  • Registered managing agent

    HARALAMBOS GELALIS

    Public records list HARALAMBOS GELALIS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 28 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    31-68 34TH STREET LLC

    Public records list 31-68 34TH STREET LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 28 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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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 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. 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.
  3. This building dates from 1927 and has 7 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.
  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

BBL 4006230068 · Block 623, Lot 68 · Building class C1