42-60 Bowne Street
A 6-story building with 55 apartments, built in 1916, in Queens, NY 11355.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
42-60 Bowne Street has 23 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered with HPD under a person’s name, not a company’s. 55 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 42-60 Bowne Street have open violations?
Yes: 23 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 | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 9 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 8 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 42-60 Bowne Street?
42-60 Bowne Street is registered with HPD under a person’s name rather than a company’s. The name is on the registration at HPD Online.
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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 5 older cases, the latest from 2020.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11355 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 42-60 Bowne Street rent stabilized?
55 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 55 of the building’s 55 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
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Buildings nearby
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- 42-40 Bowne Street77 apartments, built 1956
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- 140-65 Beech Avenue101 apartments, built 1959
- 140-70 Ash Avenue47 apartments, built 1932
- 141-05 Cherry Avenue36 apartments, built 2008
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 4-05186-0046.