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32-73 42 Street, Astoria, NY 11103

Built 1927 · 5-story walk-up · 24 apartments

3 immediately hazardous violations open. 14 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
143 · 3 · 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
202200
20231911
202470
202520
2026 so far41

Plus 2 violations from 2015 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Walls and ceilings 14
  • Lead paint 9
  • Fire and safety equipment 6
Open per apartment
0.6 (14 open across 24 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
26 Sept 2026 (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 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.

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

    Issued 7 Mar 2026Notice sent out 8 Mar 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... greater than thirty square feet at ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Mar 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 8 Mar 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Mar 2026Notice sent out 8 Mar 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

Hazardous3 open

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

  • Replace the broken or defective water closet in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 26 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 25 Mar 2023Notice sent out 26 Mar 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wod floor in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2023Notice sent out 26 Mar 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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.

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint at all stories and its components at building front at fire escape

    Issued 9 Jun 2026Notice certified on time 7 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood paneling at all walls in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood paneling at all walls in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department.. ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department.. ceiling, north wall, south wall, west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department.. 1st closet from west at north wall door frame, 1st closet from west at north wall wall in the private hallway, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department.. ceiling in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Notice sent out 12 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

32 closed violations, plus 1 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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective door latch at building front entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 24 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 18 Dec 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door latch at building front entrance door from street, 1st story

    Issued 24 Sept 2025Violation closed 13 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall in the bathroom, 4th story at south

    Issued 17 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the 1st and 2nd window frames from east at the south wall. in the 4th room from north, 4th story at south

    Issued 17 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at the shower in the bathroom, 4th story at south

    Issued 17 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 12 Sept 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective intercom system at the east wall. in the foyer, 4th story at south

    Issued 17 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 12 Sept 2024Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing ceramic tiles at north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 27 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 27 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • ×2Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    2 issued 11 Feb 2023 to 27 Mar 2024Violation dismissedPests§ 27-2017.4

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 10 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material at ceiling in vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 11 Jan 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 17 Dec 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 13 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 17 Dec 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 13 Sept 2023Violation closed 9 Nov 2023Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2023Violation closed 6 Oct 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood panels at east and south walls in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2023Violation dismissed 31 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood panels at walls in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2023Violation dismissed 31 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood panels at walls in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Mar 2023Violation dismissed 31 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • 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 south at west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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) 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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 west at north wall in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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 window frame from north at east wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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) 1st door frame from north at east wall, south wall in the private hallway, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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 door frame from west at north wall in the foyer, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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 south wall, 1st closet from south at west wall wall, 1st closet from south at west wall baseboard, 2nd door frame from west at north wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall, south wall, east wall in the foyer, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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) north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead 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, north wall, west wall in the private hallway, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation closed 17 May 2023Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

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

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 7 May 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 7 May 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration suspended ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 22 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 19 May 2015Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 22 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 19 May 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

47 violations on record in total, 14 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.

31 complaints in three years, 15 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing6 / 10
  • Walls and ceilings3 / 7
  • Pests1 / 3
  • Doors and windows0 / 3
  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Electrical1 / 2
  • Mold and damp2 / 2
  • Roof and outside the building1 / 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 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.

  • 20261 eviction

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 20201 of 24 units reported infested (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 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

    BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC

    Public records list BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 24 Jun 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (16 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

    Show 7 more

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  • Owner of record

    ALAMBRA LLC

    Public records list ALAMBRA LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 24 Jun 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. 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 2025). 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. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 6 complaints in the last twelve months.
  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

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