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30-14 42 Street, Astoria, NY 11103

Built 1920 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

3 immediately hazardous violations open. 24 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

None issued since 2022. 24 violations before that, the first in 1987.

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Open per apartment
4 (24 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
3 Nov 2018 (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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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.

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 hazardous3 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.

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lock at building entrance vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Doors 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 missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair the broken or defective connection valve to radiator in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 9 Feb 2005Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

Hazardous19 open

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

  • Properly repair the broken or defective self closing mechanical device at building entrance vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 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 a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required (fixture present)

    Issued 2 Oct 2013Invalid certification 1 Nov 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 14 Feb 2005Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 9 Feb 2005Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Fire 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, 1st story at east

    Issued 9 Feb 2005Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak ceiling of kitchen and in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Dec 2002Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.. in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Dec 2002Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective hot water control handle kitchen sink faucets in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Dec 2002Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak ceiling in the 1st living room from east at south, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Dec 2002Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window frame in the 3rd bedroom 3 from east, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Dec 2002Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric outlet north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Discontinue use of rooms for living, disconnect plumbing fixtures and properly seal pipe connections at cellar rear.

    Issued 27 Jul 1999Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2081

  • Discontinue unlawful cooking space or file plans and application with this department to legalize same, if lawfully feasible, at cellar rear.

    Issued 27 Jul 1999Notice sent out 20 Aug 2007§ 27-2070

  • Install and maintain sufficient light or lights of at least 40 watts incandescent or equivalent each, to light adequately from sunset to sunrise the northwest & northeast courts r99.

    Issued 30 Jul 1987Notice sent out 13 Aug 2008Electrical§ D26-19.07

Non-hazardous2 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.

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration gas range kitchen sink at cellar rear.

    Issued 30 Jul 1987Notice sent out 13 Aug 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration gas range kitchen sink cellar rear r93.

    Issued 30 Jul 1987Notice sent out 13 Aug 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 300

Paperwork and notices8 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.

  • ×2Dept. 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

    2 issued 3 Nov 2018 to 21 Mar 2024Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 329

  • 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 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • 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 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • ×2Post 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. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 9 Feb 2005 to 3 Nov 2018Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • 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 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • 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 3 Nov 2018Notice sent out 4 Nov 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

45 violations on record in total, 32 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, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Noise1 / 1
  • Pests0 / 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)
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  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 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

    PIETRO GRILLO

    Public records list PIETRO GRILLO as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 26 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    ANGELA GRILLO

    Public records list ANGELA GRILLO as the owner of record for this address as of 26 Aug 2026. 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 3 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. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
  4. 8 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.
  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 4006830033 · Block 683, Lot 33 · Building class C2