138-70 Elder Avenue
A 6-story building with 126 apartments, built in 1963, in Queens, NY 11355.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
138-70 Elder Avenue has 13 open HPD violations. Tenants made 22 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to THE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC. 18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019.
Does 138-70 Elder Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 13 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 11 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 35 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 22 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 5 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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 138-70 Elder Avenue?
138-70 Elder Avenue is registered with HPD to THE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 4 older cases, the latest from 2018.
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 138-70 Elder Avenue rent stabilized?
18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019, the same as in 2018. That’s 18 of the building’s 126 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
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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 4-05145-0055.