23-78 38 Street, Astoria, NY 11105
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
17 immediately hazardous violations open. 32 open in all.
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- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 10 | 3 |
Plus 15 violations from 1985 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 6
- Heat and hot water 2
- Leaks and plumbing 2
- Open per apartment
- 5.3 (32 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 13 Jul 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
Tenant-reportedNo tenant reviews yet. Lived here? Be the first.
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 hazardous17 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.
Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026§ 27-2026
Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 14 Jul 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024
Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 14 Jul 2026§ 27-2024
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 14 Jul 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye installed at vestibule door to public hall., 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 12 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Appliances§ 27-2070
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 2 Jun 2023Notice sent out 4 Jun 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at vestibule at public hall, 1st story
Issued 2 Jun 2023Notice sent out 4 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Remove the illegal fastening at building entrance at public hall, 1st story
Issued 2 Jun 2023Notice sent out 5 Jun 2023§ 27-2005 +1
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Remove the illegal fastening a double cylinder key operated lock installed at the building entrance door.
Issued 2 Nov 2020Notice sent out 3 Nov 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Remove the illegal fastening consisting of double cylender key operated lock at the entrance door of the building
Issued 8 May 2018Notice sent out 9 May 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Provide ready access to buildings heating system iron flap door locked building front at boiler room
Issued 16 Jun 2016Notice sent out 19 Jun 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 16 Jun 2016Notice sent out 19 Jun 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Abate the nuisance consisting of hasp & eye installed exterior 3 sty north an apartment entrance door., section '' ''
Issued 8 Apr 1987Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ D26-10.01 +1
Provide ready access to building's heating system locked boiler room door in cellar.
Issued 8 Dec 1986Notice sent out 23 Jun 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 near mailboxes in 1 sty pub hall & at boiler room door in cellar.
Issued 8 Dec 1986Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Heat and hot water§ D26-17.10
Hazardous11 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 carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 14 Jul 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2
2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front yard
Issued 29 Jun 2022Notice sent out 29 Jun 2022Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 3rd story
Issued 16 Jun 2016Notice sent out 19 Jun 2016Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing 3 sty north an apartment tenant mr diaz., section '' ''
Issued 10 Jun 1988Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Replace with new the broken or defective light switch 3 sty north an apartment bathroom., section '' ''
Issued 10 Jun 1988Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008§ 27-2005
Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations 3 sty north an apartment missing.
Issued 8 Dec 1986Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1
Properly repair the broken or defective lock & assembly of door vestibule to 1 sty pub hall.
Issued 22 Aug 1985Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ D26-10.01
Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination all stys pub hall.
Issued 22 Aug 1985Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Electrical§ D26-19.05
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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 50 watts incandescent or equivalent.
Issued 22 Aug 1985Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Electrical§ D26-19.07
Non-hazardous4 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.
File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Walls and ceilings§ 300
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Floors and stairs§ 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 drop ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Jul 2026Notice sent out 13 Jul 2026Walls and ceilings§ 300
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 2 Jun 2023Notice sent out 4 Jun 2023Super and management§ 27-2053
Paperwork and notices28 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
×6Owner 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.
6 issued 14 Apr 2021 to 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
×3Post 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
3 issued 8 May 2018 to 2 Jun 2023Notice sent outPaperwork 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
Issued 2 Jun 2023Notice sent out 4 Jun 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box
Issued 29 Jun 2022Notice sent out 29 Jun 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building.
Issued 29 Jun 2022Notice sent out 29 Jun 2022Paperwork 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.
Issued 29 Jun 2022Notice sent out 29 Jun 2022Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
×2Post 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.
2 issued 8 Feb 2021 to 29 Jun 2022Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
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 8 Feb 2021Notice sent out 8 Feb 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 8 Feb 2021Notice sent out 8 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 329
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×2Post, 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
2 issued 8 May 2018 to 8 Feb 2021Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame readily accessible for signature, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at near mailbox at public hall, 1st story
Issued 8 May 2018Notice sent out 9 May 2018Paperwork and notices§ 329
Post 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. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 8 May 2018Notice sent out 9 May 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
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 8 May 2018Notice sent out 9 May 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
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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.
Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 2 Jun 2023Violation closed 27 Sept 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective key operated lock at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 2 Jun 2023Violation closed 27 Sept 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 16 Jun 2016Violation closed 28 Jun 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
63 violations on record in total, 60 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.
7 complaints in three years, 7 of them in the last twelve months.
- Leaks and plumbing3 / 3
- Appliances2 / 2
- Construction and illegal work1 / 1
- Doors and windows1 / 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.
3 cases, all closed.
Tenant Action
Opened 29 Jul 2026
Tenant Action
Opened 6 Jul 2026
Tenant Action/Harassment
Opened 7 Aug 2023No harassment found
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 Oct 2020 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
ATHANASIOS MOURKAKOS
Public records list ATHANASIOS MOURKAKOS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 6 Aug 2019. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
M & M HOLDING LLC
Public records list M & M HOLDING LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 6 Aug 2019. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
23-78 38 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 17 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: 3 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.
- 28 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 32 open housing violations: 17 immediately hazardous, 11 hazardous and 4 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 (6), heat and hot water (2) and leaks and plumbing (2).
On 13 Jul 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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