38-20 Bowne Street
A 12-story building with 319 apartments, built in 1975, in Queens, NY 11354.
Addresses on the lot: 38-02 to 38-20 Bowne Street.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
38-20 Bowne Street has 21 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to UNITED PRES BYTERIAN & REFORMED ADULT MI.
Does 38-20 Bowne Street have open violations?
Yes: 21 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 | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 19 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, none 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 38-20 Bowne Street?
38-20 Bowne Street is registered with HPD to UNITED PRES BYTERIAN & REFORMED ADULT MI. 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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11354 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 38-20 Bowne Street 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.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 142-28 38th Avenue23 apartments, built 2007
- 142-24 38th Avenue68 apartments, built 1965
- 38-15 Bowne Street62 apartments, built 1962
- 142-05 Roosevelt Avenue228 apartments, built 1965
- 142-18 38th Avenue50 apartments, built 2001
- 143-15 38th Avenue56 apartments, built 1928
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 4-05020-0023.