42-15 43rd Avenue
A 6-story building with 154 apartments, built in 1938, in Queens, NY 11104.
Addresses on the lot: 42-01 to 42-29 43rd Avenue.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
42-15 43rd Avenue has 47 open HPD violations, 12 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to ESSEX HOUSE LLC. 151 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 42-15 43rd Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 47 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 | 12 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 22 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 13 |
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, 4 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 7 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 42-15 43rd Avenue?
42-15 43rd Avenue is registered with HPD to ESSEX HOUSE LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 January 2026. HPD’s record has 5 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 42-15 43rd Avenue rent stabilized?
151 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 149 in 2018. That’s 151 of the building’s 154 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 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 4-00159-0001.