Thirteen open immediately hazardous violations sit on this six-unit Astoria walk-up.
For a six-unit Astoria walk-up, 16 open housing code violations is a heavy load. Thirteen of them sit in the immediately hazardous Class C category, mostly stemming from an inspection sweep in June 2025. Three things to know:
A single inspection sweep flagged missing self-closing doors and an uncapped basement gas line. On June 12, 2025, an inspection logged Class C violations for defective self-closing doors to the roof, front yard, meter room, security room, cellar, and rear yard. The write-up also cited an uncapped gas line along the west basement wall. Over a year later, these remain open on the record.
Four apartments were cited for key-operated locks blocking fire escape windows. Inspectors cited four separate apartments — 2F, 2R, 3F, and 3R — for key-operated locks installed on doors leading to rooms with fire escape windows. Needing a key to reach a fire escape in an emergency is a major safety hazard, and the citations remain open.
Commercial noise and parking friction dominate the surrounding three blocks. 376 illegal parking complaints were logged within three blocks over the past year — mostly blocked hydrants and overnight commercial parking — alongside 87 commercial noise calls driven by loud music and parties. The building itself stays out of street noise filings, but the surrounding block sees steady action.
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42-13 23rd Avenue is a 6-unit building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4007830036). This building is associated with 4213 23rd Avenue LLC. Brix tracks 16 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1922, 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 11 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 September 30, 2022.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 12, 2014, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 3R at 42-13 23rd Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 2R at 42-13 23rd Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 1R at 42-13 23rd Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
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