69-42 Jewel Avenue
A 2-story building with 280 apartments, built in 1950, in Queens, NY 11367.
Addresses on the lot: 68-43 136th Street, 68-45 136th Street, 68-47 136th Street, 68-55 136th Street, 69-39 136th Street, 69-07 136th Street.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
69-42 Jewel Avenue has 57 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to HYDE PARK OWNERS CORP. 24 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 69-42 Jewel Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 57 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 | 6 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 30 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 21 |
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 11 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 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 69-42 Jewel Avenue?
69-42 Jewel Avenue is registered with HPD to HYDE PARK OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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 December 2024. HPD’s record has 3 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, 1% of residential buildings in 11367 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 69-42 Jewel Avenue rent stabilized?
24 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 27 in 2018. That’s 24 of the building’s 280 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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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 4-06494-0003.