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20-12 20 Street, Astoria, NY 11105

Built 1949 · 3-story walk-up · 81 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 7 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
72 · 3 · 2
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202320
202474
202500
2026 so far127

Plus 7 violations from 2015 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 15
  • Fire and safety equipment 4
  • Leaks and plumbing 3
Open per apartment
less than 0.1 (7 open across 81 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
4 Oct 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 3 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26330
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.

It is listed under a tax-benefit program (421-a or J-51). Stabilization that comes from one of these can end when the benefit does, so ask when it expires.

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.

  • Replace the broken or defective wash basin in the bathroom, 4th story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2026First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Oct 2026§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 23 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Oct 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous3 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 over ceiling at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice certified on time 19 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice certified on time 19 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace the broken or defective washbasin in the bathroom, 4th story at east

    Issued 2 Apr 2026First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Oct 2026§ 27-2026

Non-hazardous2 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 ceiling at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice certified on time 19 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all stories and its components at building front at fire escape

    Issued 3 Jul 2026Notice sent out 5 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

Paperwork and notices2 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.

  • Post a proper notice regarding rent stabilization law, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a conspicuous location within the common area at the buildings entrance. for more information about signage requirements, please visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/required-signage.page

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice certified on time 19 Oct 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Post a proper notice regarding rent stabilization law, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a conspicuous location within the common area at the buildings entrance. for more information about signage requirements, please visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/required-signage.page

    Issued 22 Jun 2026Notice sent out 23 Jun 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

32 closed violations, plus 37 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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch and assembly at vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 30 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 30 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling

    Issued 3 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent matrial at ceiling

    Issued 3 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling,roof, bulkhead

    Issued 3 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Apr 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls 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 17 Feb 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 17 Feb 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak the ceiling and west wall. at public hall, 4th story, section at south

    Issued 17 Feb 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and west wall at public hall, 4th story, section at south

    Issued 17 Feb 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 16 Feb 2026Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2024Violation closed 2 Jun 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 16 Feb 2026Violation closed 17 Apr 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • 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 = 2, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2024Violation closed 28 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 24 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 24 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 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, 3rd story at north

    Issued 24 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 19 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 14 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 19 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 14 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 7 May 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 3 Dec 2023Violation closed 24 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Install and maintain sufficient light or lights of at least 100 watts incandescent or equivalent each, to light adequately from sunset to sunrise the at courtyard

    Issued 31 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Electrical§ 27-2040

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

    Issued 3 Dec 2023Violation closed 17 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • ×2Properly repair the broken or defective intercommunication system, 3rd story at north

    2 issued 29 Jan 2020Violation dismissedEntry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Aug 2015Violation closed 6 Mar 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Aug 2015Violation closed 6 Mar 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 23 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 25 Aug 2015Fire 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, 2nd story

    Issued 23 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 25 Aug 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 23 Apr 2015Violation closed 14 May 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

78 violations on record in total, 9 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.

37 complaints in three years, 15 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water4 / 11
  • Leaks and plumbing4 / 6
  • Electrical1 / 5
  • Pests2 / 3
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 3
  • Super and management0 / 2
  • Mold and damp1 / 2
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 1
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 1
  • Noise1 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 21 Sept 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.

  • 20241 eviction
  • 20231 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)
  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 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 (2023 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

    RA MANAGEMENT LLC

    Public records list RA MANAGEMENT LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 14 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (6 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    MARINE TERRACE PRESERVATION

    Public records list MARINE TERRACE PRESERVATION as the owner of record for this address as of 14 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (6 in the records we hold)

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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 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 was 1 mould complaint here in the last twelve months. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. 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.
  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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