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Queens · ZIP 11358 · BIN 4125083 · Auburndale · Last violation Apr 23, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 18, 2026

NeighborhoodAuburndale
More violations than 97% of nearby buildings
More violations than 97% of buildings and more complaints than 99% of buildings in Auburndale. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 19 violations · 23 complaints
'25'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
8 hazardous (Class B) violations still open
Class B violations are hazardous conditions. Landlords must correct them within 30 days.
Class Cimmediately hazardous0Class Bhazardous8

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
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    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  2. Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2026
19
19 per year avg.↑ Rising — no prior history
Open violations
16
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ0
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ8
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2025
23
12 per year avg.↑ Rising — no prior history
Complaint Resolution
No access17%Violation issued30%No violation22%Phone resolved13%Other17%(23)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ13 violations
Egressⓘ2 violations
Water Supplyⓘ1 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ1 violations
Paintingⓘ1 violations
Sewers And Drainageⓘ1 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Bldg maintenanceⓘ7 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ6 complaints
Electricalⓘ6 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ2 complaints
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Complaint log

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All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERELECTRICDOOR/WINDOWFLOORING/STAIRSPAINT/PLASTERAllOpenClosed

No complaints match the current filters.

See something wrong? File a complaint with 311

Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
Open violation ages
▪ 3–12 months100% (16)
Prior 4 yr.
Immed. Emergency4%—
Emergency65%—
Non-Emergency30%—
(23)
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