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23-51 38 Street, Astoria, NY 11105

Built 1925 · 4-story walk-up · 16 apartments

4 immediately hazardous violations open. 8 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 yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
2024110
202562
2026 so far00

Plus 49 violations from 1991 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 6
  • Walls and ceilings 5
  • Leaks and plumbing 3
Open per apartment
0.5 (8 open across 16 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
17 Sept 2025 (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 2 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26220

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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Notice sent out 21 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Notice sent out 21 Sept 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 4 Aug 2025Not complied with 19 Sept 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Notice sent out 2 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

Hazardous4 open

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

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective inoperable light fixture at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 21 Nov 2024Notice sent out 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 21 Nov 2024Notice sent out 21 Nov 2024Electrical§ 27-2039

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Jan 2021Not complied with 10 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Jan 2021Not complied with 10 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

60 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.

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

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 19 Feb 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and all walls at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 19 Feb 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at all walls at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at intermidiate landing at public hall stairs, 3rd story

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective at fire retardant material at ceiling at intermediate landing at public hall stairs, 3rd story

    Issued 17 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 11 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye installed at street entrance door to building

    Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 11 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective fire door is binding with door frame at south wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Violation closed 11 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Violation dismissed 1 Jan 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Violation dismissed 1 Jan 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Violation dismissed 1 Jan 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at door in the entrance, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Violation dismissed 1 Jan 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2024Violation closed 24 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 1 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 17 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 1 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 17 May 2021§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 1 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 17 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 1 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 17 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 9 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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) 1st radiator from south at west wall in the kitchen, 4th story at south

    Issued 25 Dec 2005Violation closed 11 Feb 2021Lead 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 from south at west wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 11 Feb 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric oulet at north wall, in the 1st room from east at north, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Mar 2012Violation closed 1 Feb 2021Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at sink, in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Mar 2012Violation closed 1 Feb 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • 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 to install = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Mar 2012Violation closed 1 Feb 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in bathtub, in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Mar 2012Violation closed 1 Feb 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing 1 sty north an apartment tenant donna kobryn., section '' ''

    Issued 21 Apr 1995Violation closed 1 Feb 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls 1 sty north an apartment northeast room., section '' ''

    Issued 21 Apr 1995Violation closed 1 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at entrance door to building, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2012Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked

    Issued 14 Dec 2011Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet, in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 25 Jan 2021§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, ceiling, north wall in the foyer, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from east at north, the 3rd room from east at south, the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit door in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation dismissed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door from west at north wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Fire 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 apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from east at south wall, baseboard at south wall in the foyer, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower sash at window at south wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit the door at entrance in the foyer, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from north at east wall door frame in the private hallway, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from south at west wall door frame, 1st closet from south at west wall door in the 1st room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling, west wall in the 1st room from east at north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Replace with new the broken or defective spring latch at lower sash at window at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the picture moulding at west wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 1st room from east at north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from south at west wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 9 Sept 2005Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets bathtub and washbasin bathroom 2 sty southeast an apartment.

    Issued 27 May 1997Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the missing caulking around bathtub 2 sty an apartment bathroom.

    Issued 19 Feb 1997Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets bathtub 2 sty an apartment bathroom.

    Issued 19 Feb 1997Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Refit 2 sty an apartment entrance.

    Issued 19 Feb 1997Violation closed 25 Jan 2021§ 27-2005

  • Refit apartment entrance door to 2 sty northeast an apartment.

    Issued 18 Dec 1996Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets sink 2 sty north an apartment kitchen., section '' ''

    Issued 18 Mar 1993Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets kitchen sink at items 2 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 19 Aug 1991Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electric wire around baseboard center room and east room 2 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 14 Aug 1991Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets kitchen 2 sty north east an apartment.

    Issued 8 Jul 1991Violation closed 25 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 14 Dec 2011Violation dismissed 16 Oct 2012Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

69 violations on record in total, 8 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.

8 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Electrical0 / 3
  • Heat and hot water2 / 2
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 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.

3 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 28 Dec 2011

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 6 Oct 2006

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 6 Sept 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.

  • 20251 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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2025No 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)
  • 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

    JOSEPH GRUBNER

    Public records list JOSEPH GRUBNER as the registered managing agent for this address as of 16 Nov 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    ASTOR 1 MANAGEMENT LLC

    Public records list ASTOR 1 MANAGEMENT LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 16 Nov 2025. 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 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 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.
  3. 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.
  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 4008030021 · Block 803, Lot 21 · Building class C1