42-63 Layton Street
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- 5 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1938) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 28 of 28 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
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.
42-63 Layton Street
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- City records show 6 open HPD violations, 5 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2007 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 28 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at wash basin in the bathroom.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
42-63 Layton Street sits in Queens, ZIP 11373. The closest subway is Elmhurst Av (M,R) (2-minute walk), served by the 7, M, and R lines.
Building Condition
- 2004-11-17 "§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMIS…"
- 2004-01-13 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4G, 4th STORY"
- 2004-01-13 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4G, 4th STORY"
- 2004-01-13 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN PIPE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP…"
- 2002-02-26 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ON ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING AT…"
- Class C · 5 open · penalty 75 · (15/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2015-10-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2013-03-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2002-03-26
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 1938. 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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 88
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 86
- PETIT LARCENY: 76
- FELONY ASSAULT: 63
- GRAND LARCENY: 61
- Noise - Residential: 300
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 180
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 107
- Blocked Driveway: 75
- PLUMBING: 49
- TOP LINE MEAT MARKET INC
- CIDEA WIRELESS CORP.
- FLORES JR, FERDINAND M
- P.S. 089 Elmhurst
- P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
- Renaissance Charter School
- Renaissance Charter School
- I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School
- Renaissance Charter School
- International High School for Health Sciences
- College And Career Academies High School At Newtow
- Elmhurst Av
- 82 St-Jackson Hts
- 90 St-Elmhurst Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- P.s. 89q: The Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers
- Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle
- Zoni Lang Ctr
- Elmhurst City Hospital Center
- Frank D. O'connor Playground
- Udi Career Training Institute
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Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Fiber Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 1,500 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable 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.
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