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20-25 Crescent Street, Astoria, NY 11105

Built 1949 · 3-story walk-up · 27 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 6 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
62 · 4
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202211
202311
202473
202500
2026 so far30

Plus 9 violations from 2017 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Walls and ceilings 6
  • Mold and damp 4
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
Open per apartment
0.2 (6 open across 27 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
15 Feb 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 6 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26670

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 hazardous2 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.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Apr 2024Invalid certification 13 May 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 23 Mar 2023Notice certified late 10 May 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

Hazardous4 open

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

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak above ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Apr 2024Invalid certification 15 May 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Apr 2024Invalid certification 15 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 16 sqft at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 5 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower wooden cabinets in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Apr 2024Invalid certification 15 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

20 closed violations, plus 5 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition...,grater than 10 sqft.at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Feb 2026Violation dismissed 19 May 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective smoke detector in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Feb 2026Violation dismissed 17 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective co detector in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Feb 2026Violation dismissed 17 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at east wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Apr 2024Violation closed 9 Jul 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective leak at water supply line at boiler at boiler room

    Issued 29 Feb 2024Violation closed 9 Jul 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Oct 2023Violation closed 9 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1sq feet on ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 20 Apr 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at east wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 6 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department east wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 6 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling. in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 15 May 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq. ft. at ceiling. in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 12 May 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 1 Aug 2019Violation dismissed 2 Feb 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 1 Aug 2019Violation dismissed 2 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 1 Aug 2019Violation dismissed 2 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceiling in the 2nd room from north at west, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 10 May 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 2nd room from north at west, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 10 May 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls bulkhead to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 10 May 2017Roof and outside the building§ 27-2013

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 3 May 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding plaster walls bulkhead to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 3 May 2017Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 3 May 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

31 violations on record in total, 6 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.

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

  • Heat and hot water7 / 12
  • Noise2 / 11
  • Appliances0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
  • Mold and damp0 / 1
  • Electrical0 / 1
  • Other1 / 1
  • Pests0 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 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.

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.

  • 20262 evictions
  • 20171 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 11 earlier reports
  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 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

    MARTIN KALT

    Public records list MARTIN KALT as the registered managing agent for this address as of 2 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (20 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    CENTRAL ASTORIA, LLC

    Public records list CENTRAL ASTORIA, LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 2 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (18 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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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 2 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 7 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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