39-20 Greenpoint Avenue
A 6-story building with 140 apartments, built in 1958, in Queens, NY 11104.
Addresses on the lot: 39-02 to 39-36 Greenpoint Avenue.
HPD records as of October 31, 2026
39-20 Greenpoint Avenue has 121 open HPD violations, 32 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 140 complaints to HPD in the past year, 22 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. LLC. 133 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 39-20 Greenpoint Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 121 open violations as of October 31, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 32 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 66 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 23 |
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, 25 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 140 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 31, 2026, 22 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 39-20 Greenpoint Avenue?
39-20 Greenpoint Avenue is registered with HPD to BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. LLC. 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2026. HPD’s record has 15 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 5% of residential buildings in 11104 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 39-20 Greenpoint Avenue rent stabilized?
133 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 132 in 2018. That’s 133 of the building’s 140 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 31, 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 4-00207-0001.