Heavy hydrant blocking and food-establishment exhaust calls shape the three blocks around this six-unit Astoria building.
A 1928 six-family Astoria rental where street-level curb dynamics and food-establishment venting define the immediate surroundings. While the address holds no open code violations, late-2024 heating logs and neighborhood commercial activity carry specific friction. Three things to know:
Curb space within three blocks is heavily pinched by hydrant blocking and short stops 219 illegal-parking complaints were filed within three blocks over the last 12 months, running through September 18, 2026. The breakdown centers on blocked hydrants (153 calls) and blocked sidewalks (36 calls) — typical for quick drop-offs and curb idling rather than stored commercial trucks.
Food establishment venting and air-quality calls pop up along neighboring storefronts 9 food-establishment complaints were logged within three blocks over the past 12 months, running through August 22, 2026. Nearby food venting and kitchen exhaust often push grease odors or air quality issues into higher residential windows depending on wind and riser placement.
A brief winter 2024 cluster of heat and cooking gas outages was cleared Ten complaints hit this building across November and December 2024, split evenly between heat/hot water outages and cooking gas shutoffs. All cases were marked resolved, and no new building-level complaints have been filed since.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
34-34 44th Street is a 6-unit building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4007030040). Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1928, this walk-up apartment building sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 12 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed December 16, 2024.
Brix score: 80/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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