19-09 21st Avenue

19-09 21st Avenue in Astoria, Queens, has 20 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 27 of 27 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (54/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 27 units · Built 1949

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 54/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 27 of 27 units are rent-stabilized; 25 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (20 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 96 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-02-26. Newest violation issued 2025-12-10.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 82 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796609
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796612
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17796601 ISSUED 01-APR-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2A), issued 2025-07-31. HPD violation 18134271
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd closet from the west, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR FOR WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE AT EAST WALL AT 2ND CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796607
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796602
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL AND CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796606
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796604
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17796603

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 34 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (3), Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (3 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

27 of 27 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 27 in 2024, 25 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CENTRAL ASTORIA, LLC. Head officer: MARTIN R KALT. Managing agent: MARTIN KALT. This owner has 21 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4008930002, HPD building ID 406179. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N, W), 12 min walk
• Astoria Blvd (N, W), 18 min walk
• 30 Av (N, W), 24 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.