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45-29 42nd Street

A 4-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1931, in Queens, NY 11104.

HPD records as of October 25, 2026

22open HPD violations9 immediately hazardous
1complaint to HPD, past yearnone about heat
19rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2019
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

45-29 42nd Street has 22 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered with HPD under a person’s name, not a company’s. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019.

Does 45-29 42nd Street have open violations?

Yes: 22 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most9
B, hazardous30 days5
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days8

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 45-29 42nd Street?

45-29 42nd Street is registered with HPD under a person’s name rather than a company’s. The name is on the registration at HPD Online.

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, 5% of residential buildings in 11104 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 45-29 42nd Street rent stabilized?

19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019, the same as in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 20 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 4-00169-0013.