98-40 57th Avenue
A 16-story building with 231 apartments, built in 1962, in Queens, NY 11368.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
98-40 57th Avenue has 56 open HPD violations, 18 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 90 complaints to HPD in the past year, 68 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Wellington Leasing Limited Partnership. 229 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 98-40 57th Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 56 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 | 18 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 22 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 16 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 18 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 90 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 68 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 98-40 57th Avenue?
98-40 57th Avenue is registered with HPD to Wellington Leasing Limited Partnership. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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 May 2026. HPD’s record has 16 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 12 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11368 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 98-40 57th Avenue rent stabilized?
229 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 231 in 2018. That’s 229 of the building’s 231 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 4-01918-0075.