31-19 42 Street, Astoria, NY 11103
Built 1928 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
6 immediately hazardous violations open. 28 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 286 · 15 · 7
- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 19 violations from 2000 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Doors and windows 3
- Fire and safety equipment 3
- Leaks and plumbing 2
- Open per apartment
- 4.7 (28 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 28 Dec 2023 (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
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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThis building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
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 hazardous6 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.
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 28 Dec 2023Notice sent out 28 Dec 2023Heat 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 at public hall, 1st story
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 22 Nov 2014Notice sent out 24 Nov 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 9 Apr 2012Notice certified late 23 Apr 2012Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to cellar lock 1sty. at public hall
Issued 9 Apr 2012Notice certified late 23 Apr 2012Heat 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 on wall 1sty at public hall
Issued 9 Apr 2012Notice certified late 23 Apr 2012Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous15 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 28 Dec 2023Notice sent out 28 Dec 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods top forks out of guide at building front at fire escape
Issued 9 Jun 2023Notice sent out 11 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Properly secure the loose light fixture above building entrance door at north, 1st story
Issued 9 Jun 2023Notice sent out 11 Jun 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash of south 2 window in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 21 Sept 2022Notice sent out 25 Sept 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the foyer, 2nd story at south
Issued 17 Apr 2022Notice sent out 20 Apr 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color above window at south wall in the 3rd room from east at south, 2nd story at south
Issued 17 Apr 2022Notice sent out 20 Apr 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak above window at south wall in the 3rd room from east at south, 2nd story at south
Issued 17 Apr 2022Notice sent out 20 Apr 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east at north, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at south wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
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Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... south wall 5 square feet in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south original violation 14721905 issued 13-dec-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 13 Dec 2021Not complied with 22 Sept 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
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. (light fixture present)
Issued 30 Jun 2016Notice sent out 4 Jul 2016Electrical§ 27-2040
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 incandescent light required. light fixture present.
Issued 9 Nov 2013Notice sent out 12 Nov 2013Electrical§ 27-2040
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile at 1st and 2nd story at public hall
Issued 16 Apr 2011Notice sent out 17 Apr 2011Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective wood window bottom rail at lower sash in the bathroom, 2nd story
Issued 8 Mar 2001Notice sent out 11 Sept 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Non-hazardous7 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 at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 28 Dec 2023Notice sent out 28 Dec 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at window at south wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 21 Sept 2022Notice sent out 25 Sept 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Refit entrance door in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005
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 1st bathroom from east, 2nd story
Issued 8 Mar 2001Notice sent out 11 Sept 2007Walls and ceilings§ 300
Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the floors and stairs all sty. at public hall
Issued 24 Oct 2000Notice sent out 11 Sept 2007Floors and stairs§ 27-2011
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceiling all sty. at public hall
Issued 24 Oct 2000Notice sent out 11 Sept 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the stair landings and floors at all stories public hall
Issued 23 Oct 2000Notice sent out 11 Sept 2007Floors and stairs§ 27-2011
Paperwork and notices41 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.
×6File 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.
6 issued 14 Apr 2021 to 6 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
×9Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
9 issued 1 Dec 2017 to 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
×4Post 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
4 issued 13 Dec 2021 to 28 Dec 2023Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 26-1103
×3Dept. 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
3 issued 17 Apr 2022 to 28 Dec 2023Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 329
×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 17 Apr 2022 to 28 Dec 2023Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
×3Post 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
3 issued 13 Dec 2021 to 28 Dec 2023Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2104
×3Post, 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
3 issued 13 Dec 2021 to 28 Dec 2023Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005
×3Post 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
3 issued 17 Apr 2022 to 28 Dec 2023Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2045
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
Issued 17 Apr 2022Notice sent out 20 Apr 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
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
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
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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 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Paperwork 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 at public hall, 1st story
Issued 13 Dec 2021Notice sent out 13 Dec 2021Paperwork and notices§ 329
×3Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code § 27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
3 issued 26 Feb 2015 to 17 Nov 2016Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
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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 entrance door in the entrance, 2nd story
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 31 Jan 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.... in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 17 Apr 2022Violation closed 26 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... south wall 5 square feet in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Dec 2021Violation closed 12 Apr 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
72 violations on record in total, 69 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.
2 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Electrical0 / 1
- Noise0 / 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.
1 case, all closed.
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 7 Jan 2015
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 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.
No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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.
The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Mar 2010 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.
Owner of record
ALICE MASS
Public records list ALICE MASS as the owner of record for this address as of 24 Aug 2009. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
31-19 42 Street, Astoria, NY 11103
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 6 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 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.
- 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.
- The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
- 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 28 open housing violations: 6 immediately hazardous, 15 hazardous and 7 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for doors and windows (3), fire and safety equipment (3) and leaks and plumbing (2).
On 28 Dec 2023. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
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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