Astoria, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Astoria, Queens, has 7,085 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 4,449 A, 685 B, 947 C, 681 D and 323 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 21,733 of its 77,981 residential units (28%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (4,531), unsanitary condition (2,000), and plumbing (703).

Astoria by the numbers

15,542 residential buildings (77,981 units) on record. 43,578 open HPD violations (7,349 class C, immediately hazardous). 9,054 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 608 executed evictions in 3 years, 440 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 1,379 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Astoria

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 34-20 31st Avenue: 445 open violations per 10 units (267 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: MARATHOVOUNOS LLC
  2. 23-35 29th Avenue: 303.7 open violations per 10 units (577 open, 19 units), grade F, owner: 23-35 29TH AVE LLC
  3. 30-74 33rd Street: 255.7 open violations per 10 units (179 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  4. 25-58 18th Street: 254.3 open violations per 10 units (178 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  5. 28-52 35th Street: 233.3 open violations per 10 units (140 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 2852 35th Street Owner LLC

Best five in Astoria

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 26-50 1st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 294 units), grade A, owner: Halletts Building 3 SPE LLC
  2. 26 27th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 117 units), grade A, owner: EXO ASTORIA LLC
  3. 30-05 Vernon Blvd: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 67 units), grade A, owner: 3005 Vernon Blvd Joint Venture LLC
  4. 28-16 34th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 60 units), grade A, owner: AJM REALTY LLC
  5. 11-24 31st Drive: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 51 units), grade A, owner: 31-61 Vernon Blvd LLC

Largest landlords in Astoria

By units in Astoria, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. MARTIN R KALT (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,104 units in 21 buildings
  2. JEFFREY FIELDS (head officer on HPD registrations): 557 units in 3 buildings
  3. RONALD J SWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 522 units in 8 buildings
  4. MATTHEW FINKLE (head officer on HPD registrations): 497 units in 7 buildings
  5. JEANNE M DIULIO (head officer on HPD registrations): 417 units in 3 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.