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20-79 32 Street, Astoria, NY 11105

Built 1926 · 4-story walk-up · 16 apartments

25 immediately hazardous violations open. 61 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
6125 · 25 · 11
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
202411
202500
2026 so far60

Plus 64 violations from 1997 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Heat and hot water 3
  • Fire and safety equipment 2
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
3.8 (61 open across 16 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
10 May 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 2 days, and inspectors issued 3 violations.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26233
2026–27 (so far)110

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 hazardous25 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.

  • Remove the illegal fastening unacceptable electromagnetic locking device installed at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 10 May 2026Notice sent out 10 May 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the bathroom, 4th story at west

    Issued 7 May 2026Notice sent out 7 May 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system boiler room door at cellar at boiler room

    Issued 7 May 2026Notice sent out 7 May 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • ×2Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 4th story at south

    2 issued 14 Dec 2019Notice sent outHeat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system.... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Dec 2019Notice sent out 15 Dec 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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) baseboard at north wall, baseboard at east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 5 Aug 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead 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) baseboard at north wall, baseboard at south wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at west

    Issued 5 Aug 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Replace with new the broken or defective wood door frame in the entrance, 3rd story at west

    Issued 31 Jul 2007First no access to re- inspect violation 19 Apr 2009Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 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 closet from west at north wall door frame, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Jun 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead 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 frame from west at north wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Jun 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

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  • 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 frame from west at north wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Jun 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead 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 frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Jun 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint riser 2 sty southwest an apartment kitchen er1., section '' ''

    Issued 9 Jul 1997Defect letter issued 19 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint riser 2 sty southwest an apartment bathroom ms chowdhury 718 274 4483 er1 samecha 6 yrs old er1., section '' ''

    Issued 9 Jul 1997Defect letter issued 19 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint radiator 2 sty southwest an apartment northwest room er1., section '' ''

    Issued 9 Jul 1997Defect letter issued 19 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint windows and frame southwest 2 sty an apartment bathroom er1., section '' ''

    Issued 9 Jul 1997Defect letter issued 19 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint window and frame 4 sty an apartment west room richard boghan m r 718 721 2493 m r hoque 4 yrs old er1.

    Issued 31 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint window frame 4 sty an apartment bathroom er1.

    Issued 31 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock on entrance door to 4 sty north east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 31 Jan 1997First no access to re- inspect violation 26 Apr 2009Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint window frame 4 sty an apartment north room.

    Issued 31 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint window frames thruout 4 sty northwest an apartment ms bazur 7219473., section '' ''

    Issued 27 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling and radiator at south room of 4 sty northwest an apartment ms bazur 7219473., section '' ''

    Issued 27 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint west and north wall and radiator at north room of 4 sty northwest an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 27 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint steam riser at bathroom of 4 sty northwest an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 27 Jan 1997Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Lead paint§ 27-2013

Hazardous25 open

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

  • Provide security in the event of a power outage by means of an acceptable mechanical heavy duty lock and latch set at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 10 May 2026Notice sent out 10 May 2026Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures. in the kitchen, 4th story at west

    Issued 7 May 2026Notice sent out 7 May 2026§ 27-2024

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures. in the kitchen, 4th story at west

    Issued 7 May 2026Notice sent out 7 May 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bike and household items at public hall stairs to roof, 4th story

    Issued 14 Apr 2020Notice sent out 15 Apr 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 4th story at south

    Issued 14 Dec 2019Notice sent out 15 Dec 2019Fire 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, 4th story at south

    Issued 14 Dec 2019Notice sent out 15 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sheetrock ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sheetrock ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperable, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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  • Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles. in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance spring at the lower sash a the windw in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sheetrock ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2014Notice sent out 21 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing stopper for wash basin in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective rubber gasket for refrigerator in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Appliances§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 26 Apr 2009Notice sent out 27 Apr 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Apr 2009Notice sent out 20 Apr 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioner protruding at 2 sty north west fire escape.

    Issued 13 May 1999Not complied with 19 Apr 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items etc at public hall bulkhead landing.

    Issued 14 Aug 1998Not complied with 19 Apr 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing 2 sty southwest an apartment ms chowdhury 718 2744483., section '' ''

    Issued 9 Jul 1997Not complied with 19 Apr 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

Non-hazardous11 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the private hallway, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 24 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the foyer, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 24 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 24 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit window in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 6 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 24 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 24 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Notice sent out 24 Sept 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 1st room from north, the bathroom, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Apr 2013Notice sent out 9 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window counter balance at south one window, in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Notice sent out 1 Dec 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from east, the 1st room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Notice sent out 1 Dec 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 5 Aug 2007Defect letter issued 26 Apr 2009Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

11 closed violations, plus 8 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.

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all parts, all balconies at 1st fire escape from north at east, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 9 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing bolts at flatbar guiderail for drop ladder at 1st fire escape from north at east, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • 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 = 5; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 4th story at south

    Issued 14 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 17 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 east at south wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 10 Aug 2017Lead 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 west at north wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall in the foyer, 3rd story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 10 Aug 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Violation closed 23 Sept 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Violation closed 23 Sept 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Violation closed 23 Sept 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) ceiling in the private hallway, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Violation closed 23 Sept 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) ceiling in the foyer, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Violation closed 23 Sept 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jul 2014Violation closed 23 Sept 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

80 violations on record in total, 61 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.

11 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water4 / 4
  • Noise0 / 3
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 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.

4 cases, all closed.

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 22 Oct 2008

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 19 Oct 2007

  • False Certification Non-Lead

    Opened 17 Oct 2007

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 26 Jul 2007

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 4 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 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

    MARK SGANTZOS

    Public records list MARK SGANTZOS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 26 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (1 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    20-79 32ND STREET REALTY LLC

    Public records list 20-79 32ND STREET REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 26 Aug 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 25 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. There were 4 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  3. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. 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.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. 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

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