37-20 81st Street

A 6-story building with 83 apartments, built in 1928, in Queens, NY 11372.

HPD records as of October 25, 2026

28open HPD violations8 immediately hazardous

7complaints to HPD, past year4 about heat or hot water

8rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years2 older

37-20 81st Street has 28 open HPD violations, 8 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CAMBRIDGE EQUITIES OWNERS. 8 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 37-20 81st Street have open violations?

Yes: 28 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	8
B, hazardous	30 days	20
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	0

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 4 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 37-20 81st Street?

37-20 81st Street is registered with HPD to CAMBRIDGE EQUITIES OWNERS. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

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 2 older cases, the latest from 2013.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11372 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 37-20 81st Street rent stabilized?

8 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 10 in 2018. That’s 8 of the building’s 83 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 4-01291-0012.