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138-35 Elder Avenue

A 20-story building with 227 apartments, built in 1986, in Queens, NY 11355.

HPD records as of October 25, 2026

18open HPD violations3 immediately hazardous
29complaints to HPD, past year28 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 years2 older

138-35 Elder Avenue has 18 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 29 complaints to HPD in the past year, 28 about heat or hot water. It is registered to WOODNER HOUSE CONDOMINIUM.

Does 138-35 Elder Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 18 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most3
B, hazardous30 days11
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days4

It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 5 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 29 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 28 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 138-35 Elder Avenue?

138-35 Elder Avenue is registered with HPD to WOODNER HOUSE CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.

Housing court and evictions

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2014.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11355 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 138-35 Elder Avenue rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 25, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 4-05137-7501.