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28-26 44 Street, Astoria, NY 11103

Built 1929 · 4-story walk-up · 24 apartments

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

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Open violations
106 · 4
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202230
202320
202401
202510
2026 so far112

Plus 21 violations from 2011 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 7
  • Doors and windows 4
  • Leaks and plumbing 3
Open per apartment
0.4 (10 open across 24 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
25 Feb 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

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26120

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 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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane upper sash of window in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Certification postponment denied 18 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane upper sash of fire escape window in the 3rd room from north at west, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Certification postponment denied 18 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye installed at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 27 Dec 2023Not complied with 8 Jan 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening key operating double cylinder lock at exit door leading to the north inner court at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Nov 2022Notice sent out 20 Nov 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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 near mailbox at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Feb 2018Notice sent out 14 Feb 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide dwelling with a janitor or responsible person or janitorial service. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Feb 2018Notice sent out 14 Feb 2018Super and management§ 27-2053

Hazardous4 open

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

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Certification postponment denied 18 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance upper sash of window in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Certification postponment denied 18 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire

    Issued 25 Feb 2011Not complied with 24 May 2011Fire 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

    Issued 25 Feb 2011Not complied with 24 May 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

31 closed violations, plus 9 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance lower sash window in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 25 Feb 2026Violation dismissed 31 May 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling, 4th story

    Issued 12 Feb 2026Violation dismissed 31 May 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling at bulkhead, 4th story

    Issued 12 Feb 2026Violation dismissed 31 May 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 17 May 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 17 May 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 17 May 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 17 May 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 14 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 2 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 23 Jun 2024Super and management§ 27-2053

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flowerpots at second and third story balcony 2 stack at north from west at fire escape

    Issued 27 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 14 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening slide bolt with eye installed at bulkhead door at roof, 4th story

    Issued 22 Dec 2022Violation dismissed 14 Mar 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at bulkhead door at roof, 4th story

    Issued 22 Dec 2022Violation closed 8 Jan 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioner protruding beyond window sill, 3rd story balcony, building front, south stack at fire escape

    Issued 6 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 1 Apr 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioners protruding beyond window sill, 4th and 2nd story balconies, building front, north stack at fire escape

    Issued 6 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction materials and free standing danger sign chained to public stairs, 4th story to bulkhead

    Issued 6 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated sash locks installed preventing windows from opening for ventilation, all stories at public hall

    Issued 16 May 2019Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bike chained to railing obstructing egress to roof at bulkhead

    Issued 16 May 2019Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye latch at both vestibule door and building front entrance door., 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2019Violation dismissed 23 Jun 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction material at bulkhead

    Issued 5 Apr 2019Violation dismissed 23 Jun 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose handrail at east wall at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 22 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 17 Jun 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose washbasin in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 22 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 17 Jun 2019§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective base cabinets at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 22 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 17 Jun 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening horizontal metal pipe and threaded rod with eye hook installed accross bulkhead door

    Issued 16 May 2019Violation closed 12 Jun 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of lights not on at ceiling light fixtures all stories at public hall

    Issued 16 May 2019Violation closed 12 Jun 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Dec 2017Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Dec 2017Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceilings al stories public halls

    Issued 6 Nov 2017Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of wood tables at all sty's at public hall

    Issued 30 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 3 May 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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 2016Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2016Electrical§ 27-2040

50 violations on record in total, 10 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.

15 complaints in three years, 9 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 4
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 3
  • Doors and windows3 / 3
  • Walls and ceilings2 / 2
  • Other1 / 1
  • Pests0 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 29 Jan 2026

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 28 Nov 2025

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 7 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2018 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 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

    LUCIANO DI BENEDETTO

    Public records list LUCIANO DI BENEDETTO as the owner of record for this address as of 18 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (4 in the records we hold)

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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 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.
  2. The city recorded 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2026, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  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 4006990030 · Block 699, Lot 30 · Building class C1