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42-37 Union Street

Queens · 11355 | BBL 4051810006 | BIN 4117035
HPD data as of November 4, 2026
D
Compliance verdict — Immediately hazardous conditions — 5 open, about one for every 11 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

20 open HPD violations on record: 3 Class A (non-hazardous), 12 Class B (hazardous), and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the nuisance consisting of padlockable hasp lock at door to room with fire escape window.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 4,564 days (about 12 years), on record since 2014.

Violation figures current as of Nov 4, 2026.

A 53-unit building, built in 1926.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 4 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

12
Open HPD
Class B
5
Open HPD
Class C
698
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
52
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
53
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
75
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,664
ZIP median
rent
1926
Year built
8 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
130 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1926 as the year built — older than 92% of the 240 buildings we cover in ZIP 11355, and the oldest of the 5 buildings we cover on this block.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 4, 2026.

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

42-37 Union Street sits in Queens, ZIP 11355. The closest subway is Flushing-Main St (7) (8-minute walk), served by the 7 line.

Is 42-37 Union Street rent-stabilized?
Partially — 52 of 53 units at 42-37 Union Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 42-37 Union Street?
Flushing-Main St (7) — a 8-minute walk (609m) from 42-37 Union Street. Served by the 7 line.
Is 42-37 Union Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1926, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total244
Open20
Closed224

Oldest open violation: May 2014 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-22 Class B · Apt 26B · 13 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-10-22 Class B · Apt 26B · 13 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
  • 2026-04-13 Class A · Apt 41C · 205 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGA…"
  • 2026-04-10 Class C · Apt 25B · 208 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PADLOCKABLE HASP LOCK AT DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE…"
  • 2026-03-26 Class B · Apt 41C · 223 days open "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations3
Roaches: 3
  • 2024-10-12 roaches · Apt 11A
  • 2024-08-09 roaches · Apt 11A
  • 2024-08-02 roaches · Apt 11A
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 4, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 5 open · penalty 75 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 12 open · penalty 60 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat37
Other2
Hot Water2
Plumbing2
Paint1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-08-01 · Apt 32C · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
  • 2026-08-01 · Apt 32C · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
  • 2026-04-20 · Apt 26B · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 11A · 21B · 1A
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20241
Most recent
  • 2024-07-18 Apt 1-A
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total4
Open4
Closed0
Complaints
Total42
Open (active)2
Closed40
Recent open violations
  • 2022-06-02 BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
  • 2013-01-17 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
  • 1997-02-10 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of October 20, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levellow
Filings on file10
Infested (last 3 yr)1
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20231 infested · 1 eradicated
20221 infested · 1 eradicated
20211 infested · 1 eradicated
20200 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1926. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1926 (100 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units53
Building area (sqft)49,925
Lot area (sqft)28,375
Owner of record (PLUTO)BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP.
Designations
Council district20
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status52 of 53 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)51
Stabilized (latest)52
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeD
ENERGY STAR score3 / 100
Site EUI139.3 kBtu/ft² (national median 88)
Recent years
2024Grade D · 3/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total75277
Violent926
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies31105
Misdemeanors28109
Violations1560
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 60
  • PETIT LARCENY: 41
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 31
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 29
  • GRAND LARCENY: 27
Borough context: Queens (12 mo): 59,041 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls698
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 180
  • Blocked Driveway: 88
  • Noise - Residential: 78
  • Illegal Parking: 62
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 31
By category
Other426
Parking150
Noise108
Construction8
Rats5
Trash1
Drug0
Drinking0
Homeless0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints108
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential78
Commercial15
Street Sidewalk8
Vehicle7
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility5 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$200–350/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 4192 BOWNE ST 118m · $200–350/mo licensee: LOTTO CANDY STORE CORP.
  • 4140 UNION STREET 213m · $200–350/mo licensee: SP PLUS CORPORATION
  • 4123 UNION ST 239m · $200–350/mo licensee: POOJA 23 INC.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby12
Elementary (K-5)3
Middle (6-8)3
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • P.S. 020 John Bowne Pre-K-5 · 2 min (163m) · District 25
  • The Active Learning Elementary School K-3 · 4 min (349m) · District 25
  • P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson Pre-K-5 · 9 min (729m) · District 25
Middle — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard 6-8 · 7 min (555m) · District 25
  • I.S. 237 6-8 · 11 min (861m) · District 25
  • East-West School of International Studies 6-12 · 11 min (861m) · District 25
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Flushing International High School 9-12 · 7 min (555m) · District 25
  • East-West School of International Studies 6-12 · 11 min (861m) · District 25
  • Veritas Academy 9-12 · 11 min (918m) · District 25
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby1
Unique lines1
Lines served: 7
Closest 1 stations
  • Flushing-Main St 7 · 609m · 8 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby130
Eating (83) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants71
Fast food12
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)20
→ Supermarkets16
→ Convenience4
Pharmacies15
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (16 places selling coffee, of which 12 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby46
A: 35 B: 5 C: 3 Pending: 3
Sample
  • Grade A Latin Bakery · Latin American
  • Grade A Tong's Cafe · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A Fried Dumpling Jie Jie Sheng · Chinese
  • Grade A Mugi Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Daro's Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Changle Cuisine · Chinese
  • Grade A Moon & Flower House · Sandwiches
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby66
By category — top 8 of 16 (51 of 66 facilities)
Youth Services11
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten10
Health Care8
Human Services6
Transportation6
Camps4
Parks And Plazas3
Cultural Institutions3
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Ny Nail School Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Berlitz On Campus/Life (Flushing) Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Sky Language Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • P.s. 020 John Bowne Schools (K-12)
  • Lippman Plaza Parks And Plazas
  • Us-China Arts Exchange Center, Inc. Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11355 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,664/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11355 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$53,700/yr
Median monthly income$4,475/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,343/mo
ZIP median rent$1,664/mo
ZIP median rent is 37.2% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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