48-21 40th Street
A 6-story building with 60 apartments, built in 1955, in Queens, NY 11104.
HPD records as of October 31, 2026
48-21 40th Street has 19 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 48-21 OWNERS CORP. 4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 48-21 40th Street have open violations?
Yes: 19 open violations as of October 31, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
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 9 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 31, 2026, 1 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 48-21 40th Street?
48-21 40th Street is registered with HPD to 48-21 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 May 2024. 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, 5% of residential buildings in 11104 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 48-21 40th Street rent stabilized?
4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 6 in 2018. That’s 4 of the building’s 60 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 31, 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 4-00202-0023.