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Queens · ZIP 11102 · BIN 4538210 · Old Astoria-Hallets Point · Last violation Jul 7, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 4, 2026

NeighborhoodOld Astoria-Hallets Point
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 68% of buildings and more complaints than 80% of buildings in Old Astoria-Hallets Point. 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: 13 violations · 62 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
5 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous5Class Bhazardous9

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including heat and hot water.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on the heat and feel the radiators or vents—do they get warm, and does hot air come out?
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.

    The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
    • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2019
50
6 per year avg.↓ Down 48% in the last 2 years (13 vs 25 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
22
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ5
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ9
Rent-impairingⓘ5
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2013
159
11 per year avg.↑ Up 170% in the last 2 years (62 vs 23 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access21%Violation issued8%No violation28%Phone resolved38%Other4%(159)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ13 violations
Egressⓘ11 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ5 violations
Posting/Signageⓘ4 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations
Filing: Bedbugsⓘ2 violations
Water Supplyⓘ1 violations
Janitorial Servicesⓘ1 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ33 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ15 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ12 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ8 complaints
Electricalⓘ5 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ3 complaints
Appliancesⓘ3 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
Adminⓘ1 complaints
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See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
— correction deadlines
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
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    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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
  • Pests reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look along baseboards and in corners of the unit for droppings, dead insects, or pest damage.
    details ▸

    Roaches, mice, and rats can be hazards for people with respiratory conditions such as asthma. Bedbugs spread between apartments through small cracks in walls and floors, so catching them early matters.

    Report pests to the owner and call 311 if they are not dealt with. For bedbugs, an HPD inspector visits, and a violation is issued only if they can visually confirm live bedbugs.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ 30–90 days5% (1)
    ▪ 1–3 years91% (20)
    ▪ 3+ years5% (1)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%0%
    Emergency74%42%
    Non-Emergency26%58%
    (43)
    (43)