20-44 42 Street, Astoria, NY 11105
Built 1920 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
7 immediately hazardous violations open. 21 open in all.
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- None yetLived here? Reviews open soon.
- Open violations
- 217 · 13 · 1
- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 |
Plus 20 violations from 1983 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 1
- Open per apartment
- 3.5 (21 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 6 Aug 2026 (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.
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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.
| 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 hazardous7 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 6 Aug 2026Notice sent out 9 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Arrange and make self-closing the doors at apartment in the entrance, 2nd story at west
Issued 16 Aug 2021Notice sent out 17 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at 1 story public hall
Issued 30 Jul 2003Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Abate the nuisance consisting of eye hooks installed scuttle cover 3 sty pub hall roof.
Issued 26 Jun 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Remove all obstructions from water closet 1 sty an apartment bathroom er1., section '' ''
Issued 3 May 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007§ 27-2026
Provide ready access to building's heating system locked door 1 sty pub hall to cellar r133.
Issued 4 Sept 1990Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Heat and hot water§ D26-17.10
Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to building's heating system notice missing mailbox and cellar door r132.
Issued 4 Sept 1990Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Heat and hot water§ D26-17.10
Hazardous13 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 intercom system. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west
Issued 16 Aug 2021Notice sent out 17 Aug 2021Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west
Issued 16 Aug 2021Notice sent out 17 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair the broken or defective intercom system in the entrance, 2nd story at north
Issued 24 Jul 2021Notice sent out 26 Jul 2021Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the rear yard
Issued 27 Feb 2014Notice certified late 28 Apr 2014Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
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 minimun
Issued 27 Feb 2014Notice certified late 28 Apr 2014Electrical§ 27-2040
Arrange and make self-closing the doors entrance to 3 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 3 Jul 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures sink 1 sty an apartment kitchen., section '' ''
Issued 3 May 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures bathtub 1 sty north an apartment bathroom., section '' ''
Issued 30 Apr 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024
Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations 1 sty north an apartment missing.
Issued 16 Apr 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +1
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures sink 1 sty north an apartment kitchen.
Issued 16 Apr 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
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301, 302, m/d law file plans and obtain a certificate of occupancy to legalize the following alteration or restore premises to prior legal condition 1 sty north apartment divided 2 unit increasing from 6 unit to 7.
Issued 16 Apr 1991Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007§ 300
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate 1 sty front apartment
Issued 10 Sept 1990Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1
Arrange and make self-closing the doors entrance door to 1 sty rear apartment
Issued 5 May 1983Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1
Non-hazardous1 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.
Properly repair the broken or defective intercom system. at building entrance., 1st story
Issued 16 Aug 2021Notice sent out 17 Aug 2021Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices10 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
×2Post 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
2 issued 16 Feb 2021 to 23 Jul 2021Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2104
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 16 Feb 2021Notice sent out 21 Feb 2021Paperwork 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 16 Feb 2021Notice sent out 21 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
39 violations on record in total, 31 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.
1 complaint in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
- Electrical1 / 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 5 Dec 2005
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.
Owner of record
GEORGE BILLIS
Public records list GEORGE BILLIS as the owner of record for this address as of 30 Jun 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
20-44 42 Street, Astoria, NY 11105
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 7 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.
- 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.
- 10 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. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
- 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 21 open housing violations: 7 immediately hazardous, 13 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (1).
On 6 Aug 2026. 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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