18-21 26th Road

18-21 26th Road in Astoria, Queens, has 9 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (9 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2017-10-26. Newest violation issued 2020-12-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2020. 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: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2020-12-10. HPD violation 13930700
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ,AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2020-12-10. HPD violation 13930701
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ,INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2020-12-10. HPD violation 13930703
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2020-12-10. HPD violation 13930704
• Class B: Unapproved alteration, kitchen. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE AT KITCHEN OF 1ST STY REAR NORTH APT AT WEST COURT, issued 2017-11-16. HPD violation 12036001
• Class B: Gas defect. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE ...GAS RANGE, AT 1ST STORY REAR APARTMENT, issued 2017-10-26. HPD violation 12033962
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. , 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY, issued 2017-10-26. HPD violation 12033961
• Class I: Owner did not register the building with HPD. OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.. HPD violation 17524546

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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: XINYU CHEN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 14, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4008860017, HPD building ID 412447. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Astoria Blvd (N, W), 10 min walk
• 30 Av (N, W), 11 min walk
• Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N, W), 15 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 2026-10-28.