38-07 21 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105
Built 1929 · 4-story walk-up · 20 apartments
1 open violation, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Public record
- Updated todayFrom 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 | 6 | 2 |
Plus 5 violations from 2013 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Lead paint 3
- Garbage and cleanliness 1
- Doors and windows 1
- Open per apartment
- less than 0.1 (1 open across 20 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 17 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
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 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 filingThe 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 violationHazardous1 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the east yard building front at fire passage way
Issued 17 Aug 2026Notice certified on time 20 Sept 2026Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
12 closed violations, plus 2 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation closed 20 May 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation at 1st door frame from north at east wall in the foyer, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the 1st room from north at east, the 2nd room from north at west, the private hallway, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
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 north at east wall in the foyer, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Lead 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 window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 2 Jan 2026Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Properly repair the broken or defective lock and assembly at building entrance door from street at public hall, 1st story
Issued 12 Oct 2015Violation dismissed 30 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling. in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 10 Sept 2014Violation dismissed 10 Dec 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 10 Sept 2014Violation dismissed 10 Dec 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector which is missing. in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 10 Sept 2014Violation dismissed 10 Dec 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair the broken or defective buzzer/ intercom system in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 16 Mar 2013Violation dismissed 16 Jun 2013Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
15 violations on record in total, 1 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.
22 complaints in three years, 13 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise5 / 14
- Leaks and plumbing2 / 2
- Pests2 / 2
- Garbage and cleanliness1 / 1
- Lead paint1 / 1
- Doors and windows1 / 1
- Heat and hot water1 / 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.
No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.
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.
- 20231 eviction
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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 11 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2019 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 and managing agent
RUSSO LLC
Public records list RUSSO LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 20 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
38-07 21 Avenue, 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 has 1 open hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns and what has been done since.
- There were 2 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. 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.
- 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 1 open housing violation: 0 immediately hazardous, 1 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for lead paint (3), garbage and cleanliness (1) and doors and windows (1).
On 17 Aug 2026. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 1 day, and HPD issued 0 heat violations.
City marshals carried out 1 residential eviction here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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