42-02 Layton Street
A 6-story building with 89 apartments, built in 1926, in Queens, NY 11373.
Addresses on the lot: 42-02 to 42-14 Layton Street.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
42-02 Layton Street has 118 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to LAYTON OWNERS CORP. 5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019.
Does 42-02 Layton Street have open violations?
Yes: 118 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 | 9 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 78 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 31 |
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, 9 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 3 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 42-02 Layton Street?
42-02 Layton Street is registered with HPD to LAYTON OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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
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, 3% of residential buildings in 11373 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 42-02 Layton Street rent stabilized?
5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019, up from 2 in 2018. That’s 5 of the building’s 89 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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Buildings nearby
- 80-26 Baxter Avenue48 apartments, built 1929
- 42-15 Layton Street53 apartments, built 1931
- 81-11 Pettit Avenue105 apartments, built 1957
- 42-25 Layton Street65 apartments, built 1930
- 80-50 Baxter Avenue65 apartments, built 1955
- 42-22 Ketcham Street127 apartments, built 1926
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 4-01509-0006.