42-26 81st Street
A 6-story building with 100 apartments, built in 1962, in Queens, NY 11373.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
42-26 81st Street has 73 open HPD violations, 20 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 42-26 81ST STREET OWNERS CORP. 9 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 42-26 81st Street have open violations?
Yes: 73 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 | 20 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 43 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 10 |
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 no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026.
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 42-26 81st Street?
42-26 81st Street is registered with HPD to 42-26 81ST STREET 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in November 2023. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 42-26 81st Street rent stabilized?
9 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 13 in 2018. That’s 9 of the building’s 100 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
Score this buildingThe address check reads the latest complaints and violations and scores the building, the landlord, the noise on the block and the walk to the subway. On a StreetEasy listing, the Chrome extension adds light for the floor and value for the rent.
Buildings nearby
- 42-25 80th Street147 apartments, built 1960
- 80-30 Broadway26 apartments, built 1928
- 42-15 81st Street114 apartments, built 1941
- 42-55 80th Street32 apartments, built 1927
- 80-20 Broadway71 apartments, built 1930
- 42-42 80th Street136 apartments, built 1955
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 4-01526-0016.