23-85 38th Street

23-85 38th Street in Astoria, Queens, has 18 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (18 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

18 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-11-21. Newest violation issued 2016-07-11. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2016. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FL2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FL2), issued 2016-07-11. HPD violation 11303147
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SUPPLY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-06-20. HPD violation 11278695
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK KEY OPERATED SECURITY GATE AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2007-04-26. HPD violation 6715738
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT METAL SECURITY GATE FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING, issued 2005-11-21. HPD violation 5844220
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING, issued 2005-11-21. HPD violation 5844212
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT EAST WALL AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT FL2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FL2), issued 2016-07-11. HPD violation 11303152
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT FL2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FL2), issued 2016-07-11. HPD violation 11304543
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT SINK WASTE LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT FL2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FL2), issued 2016-07-11. HPD violation 11304611

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

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

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: DEMETRIOS CHARALAMBOUS, AS TRUSTEE OF TH E. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4008030001, HPD building ID 426240. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Astoria Blvd (N, W), 7 min walk
• Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N, W), 7 min walk
• 30 Av (N, W), 12 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.