90-38 170th Street
A 6-story building with 41 apartments, built in 1928, in Queens, NY 11432.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
90-38 170th Street has 205 open HPD violations, 84 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 43 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Michael Padernacht As Receiver. 38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 90-38 170th Street have open violations?
Yes: 205 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 84 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 106 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 15 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 5 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 43 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 5 of them 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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 90-38 170th Street?
90-38 170th Street is registered with HPD to Michael Padernacht As Receiver. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
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 September 2024. HPD’s record has 15 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11432 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 90-38 170th Street rent stabilized?
38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 39 in 2018. That’s 38 of the building’s 41 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 26, 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 4-09802-0058.