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42-66 Ketcham Street

Queens · 11373 | BBL 4015080059 | BIN 4037292
HPD data as of November 1, 2026
D
Compliance verdict — Immediately hazardous conditions — 2 open, about one for every 5 apartments

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

3 open HPD violations on record: 1 Class B (hazardous) and 2 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 511 days (about 1.4 years), on record since 2025.

Violation figures current as of Nov 1, 2026.

A 10-unit building, built in 1961.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 1 open DOB violation at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

1
Open HPD
Class B
2
Open HPD
Class C
1137
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
10
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
10
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
109
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,913
ZIP median
rent
1961
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
193 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 2.1 times the size of its lot: 5,213 sq ft of building on a 2,500 sq ft lot.

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

42-66 Ketcham Street sits in Queens, ZIP 11373. The closest subway is Elmhurst Av (M,R) (2-minute walk), served by the M and R lines.

Is 42-66 Ketcham Street rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 10 residential units at 42-66 Ketcham Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 42-66 Ketcham Street?
Elmhurst Av (M,R) — a 2-minute walk (185m) from 42-66 Ketcham Street. Served by the M and R lines.
Is 42-66 Ketcham Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 1961, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total10
Open3
Closed7

Oldest open violation: June 2025 · Most recent: August 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
  • 2025-06-10 Class B · 512 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY"
  • 2025-06-10 Class C · Apt LOBBY · 512 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT LOBBY, 2nd STO…"
  • 2025-06-10 Class C · Apt LOBBY · 512 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT LOBBY, 2nd…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations2
Roaches: 1 Mice: 1
  • 2025-06-10 mice · Apt LOBBY
  • 2025-06-10 roaches · Apt LOBBY
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 1, 2026.
  • Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total1
Open1
Closed0
Complaints
Total1
Open (active)0
Closed1
Recent open violations
  • 2025-11-14 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file5
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1961. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1961 (65 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors3
Residential units10
Building area (sqft)5,213
Lot area (sqft)2,500
Owner of record (PLUTO)Owner on record
Designations
Council district25
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status10 of 10 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)10
Stabilized (latest)10
ⓘ 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 benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total109583
Violent1790
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies60245
Misdemeanors37219
Violations10104
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: 89
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 78
  • PETIT LARCENY: 64
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 63
  • GRAND LARCENY: 59
Borough context: Queens (12 mo): 59,041 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,137
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 298
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 160
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 102
  • Blocked Driveway: 100
  • Illegal Parking: 56
By category
Other645
Noise315
Parking156
Construction8
Rats7
Drinking3
Homeless3
Drug0
Trash0
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 complaints315
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential298
Street Sidewalk15
Vehicle2
Commercial0
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
  • 8137 BROADWAY 137m · $200–350/mo licensee: TOP LINE MEAT MARKET INC
  • 8122 BROADWAY 143m · $200–350/mo licensee: CIDEA WIRELESS CORP.
  • 8360 VIETOR AVE 167m · $200–350/mo licensee: FLORES JR, FERDINAND M
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby14
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)2
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 089 Elmhurst K-5 · 4 min (306m) · District 24
  • P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone Pre-K-3 · 6 min (496m) · District 24
  • Renaissance Charter School K-12 · 9 min (682m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • Renaissance Charter School K-12 · 9 min (682m) · District 84
  • I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School 6-8 · 11 min (892m) · District 24
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Renaissance Charter School K-12 · 9 min (682m) · District 84
  • International High School for Health Sciences 9-12 · 10 min (780m) · District 24
  • Newtown High School 9-12 · 10 min (780m) · District 24
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines3
Lines served: 7 · M · R
Closest 3 stations
  • Elmhurst Av M, R · 185m · 2 min walk
  • 82 St-Jackson Hts 7 · 412m · 5 min walk
  • 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7 · 678m · 8 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby193
Eating (122) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants98
Fast food24
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)35
→ Supermarkets20
→ Convenience15
Pharmacies20
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 (17 places selling coffee, of which 16 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 nearby96
A: 72 B: 10 C: 1 Pending: 13
Sample
  • Grade A La Fusta · Latin American
  • Grade A Flamingo · Latin American
  • Grade A Elmhurst Famous Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Pollos A La Brasa Mario · Latin American
  • Grade A Hairo's · Latin American
  • Grade A La Casa Del Pollo Peruano Ii · Peruvian
  • Grade A Winners Bar · American
  • Grade A Boon Chu · Thai
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby62
By category — top 8 of 15 (51 of 62 facilities)
Health Care16
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten8
Youth Services6
Transportation5
Parks And Plazas5
Vocational And Proprietary Schools5
Solid Waste4
Human Services2
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • P.s. 89q: The Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers Schools (K-12)
  • Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle Parks And Plazas
  • Zoni Lang Ctr Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Frank D. O'connor Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Udi Career Training Institute Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Outdoor Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage

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 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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11373 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,913/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11373 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$71,470/yr
Median monthly income$5,956/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,787/mo
ZIP median rent$1,913/mo
ZIP median rent is 32.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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