45-21 45 Street
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This 98-year-old, 6-unit walk-up in Sunnyside has 3 open HPD violations (one each of Class A, B, and C) and a B-grade HPD score of 79, but the landlord response rate is flagged as slow — and the most recent violation has been open for 3,005 days, nearly 8 years, which is a serious red flag. Noise is a real concern: the building earned a D-grade for noise activity, driven primarily by 43 street/sidewalk complaints in the past 12 months, and 311 data shows 677 total quality-of-life calls in the area with illegal parking and homeless assistance calls also prominent. On the positive side, bedbug records are clean for the past 3 years, the 7 train is a 2-minute walk, and the neighborhood is extremely walkable with 197 nearby amenities.
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- The most recent HPD violation has been open for 3,005 days — nearly 8 years. Why has the certificate of inspection visits requirement not been resolved, and what does that say about how maintenance issues are handled in this building?
- There is an open Class C HPD violation, which is the most serious category indicating an immediately hazardous condition. What is the specific nature of that violation, and when will it be corrected?
- HPD flags the landlord's response rate as 'slow' — can you provide documentation of how recent repair requests from current tenants have been handled, including timelines from complaint to resolution?
- 5 of the building's units appear in rent stabilization records — is the unit being offered rent-stabilized, and if so, what is the legal regulated rent and the rent history for that unit?
- Noise data shows a D grade with 43 street/sidewalk noise complaints and 17 residential noise complaints in the past 12 months — which side of the building does this unit face, and what soundproofing, if any, exists in the windows or walls?
- The building was constructed in 1928 — what major systems (boiler, plumbing, electrical wiring, roof) have been updated, and can you provide documentation of those upgrades?
- Inspect the common areas, stairwells, and hallways closely for signs of deferred maintenance — peeling paint, water stains, damaged ceilings, or deteriorating plaster are especially telling in a 98-year-old walk-up where the landlord's HPD response rate is flagged as slow.
- Check the windows in the unit for condition and seal quality: given the D-grade noise rating driven by 43 street/sidewalk complaints, test whether street noise is audible from inside with windows closed, and note which direction the unit faces relative to the street.
- Locate the mailbox area and verify whether a certificate of inspection visits is posted in a proper frame at the required height — this is the exact subject of the 3,005-day-old open violation, and its continued absence after 8 years tells you something concrete about how this landlord operates.
45-21 45 Street sits in Queens, ZIP 11104. The closest subway is 46 St-Bliss St (7) (2-minute walk), served by the 7 line. Within an 800-meter walk you'll find 79 restaurants, 23 cafes, 49 groceries, and 12 pharmacies — a walkable-errands grade of A. Nearby public schools include I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside (grades 6 to 8), a 3-minute walk. Noise activity over the past 12 months is high noise activity — 79 noise complaints filed via 311, mostly street and sidewalk noise. NYPD CompStat data places this precinct at a 67/100 safety score.
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
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