Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
86
out of 100
Heavier than 68% of buildings in Astoria (Central)
44 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
21-26 NEWTOWN AVENUE · 14 apartments · built 1908 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- N/W train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 44 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
44 violations the city still lists as unresolved
44 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 20 years.
- Paint / plaster8
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair5
- Pests5
- Plumbing5
- Other3
- Lead paint3
- Structural3
- Water leak2
- Electrical1
- Mold1
- Heat / hot water1
- Gas1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1987-01-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.