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30-16 44 Street, Astoria, NY 11103

Built 1928 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

4 immediately hazardous violations open. 7 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 todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 27 violations before that, the first in 2002.

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Open per apartment
1.2 (7 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
11 Jun 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 hazardous4 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 - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) south wall, east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 18 Jun 2018Lead 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 missing to install = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; wg to install = 3; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 17 Jun 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 18 Jun 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) south wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 18 Jun 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous1 open

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

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jan 2004Not complied with 14 Jun 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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.

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

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 21 Aug 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 21 Aug 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices7 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

  • 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 11 Jun 2018Notice sent out 17 Jun 2018Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

20 closed violations, plus 11 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 with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation closed 21 Jan 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation closed 7 Nov 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 4 Oct 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 4 Oct 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling, west & south walls at bulkhead, roof.

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 4 Oct 2018Roof and outside the building§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department soffits & north wall at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 4 Oct 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant soffits and north wall at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation closed 22 Aug 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation closed 22 Aug 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling, north wall, south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation closed 20 Aug 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jun 2018Violation closed 20 Aug 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 19 Apr 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets hot water tap in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 19 Apr 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 10 Jan 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets washbasin in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jan 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures sink in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jan 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024

  • Properly secure the loose ceiling light fixtures 2nd and 3rd story at public hall

    Issued 10 Jan 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures sink in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jan 2004Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 3 Jan 2002Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system... at boiler room

    Issued 3 Jan 2002Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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 100 watts minimum required, light fixture present

    Issued 13 Dec 2015Violation closed 4 Jun 2018Electrical§ 27-2040

45 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.

No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.

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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Access Warrant - Non-Lead

    Opened 21 Nov 2018

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 permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.

Show 1 expired or finished

  • General Construction

    Alt-2 Filing. General construction, enlarge bathroom and add bedroom walls.

    Issued 20 Oct 2022Expired 1 Dec 2022

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.

  • 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2019 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.

  • Registered managing agent

    FRANCA GRILLO

    Public records list FRANCA GRILLO as the registered managing agent for this address as of 4 Jun 2018. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    GASPARE GRILLO

    Public records list GASPARE GRILLO as the owner of record for this address as of 4 Jun 2018. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 4 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 2019). 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 1928 and has 3 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. 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.
  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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