86-45 Saint James Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~61% of buildings in this ZIP (16 open)
- 7 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (23 vs ~9)
- Built in 1963
- Rent-stabilized: 122 of 125 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.
86-45 Saint James Avenue
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- City records show 16 open HPD violations, 7 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 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 122 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- City Buildings Department records show an open life-safety condition (e.g. unsafe building / hazardous facade) — what is it, and has it actually been resolved, not just re-filed?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Provide ready access to buildings heating system . door locked in basement at boiler room.
- 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.
86-45 St James Avenue sits in Queens, ZIP 11373. The closest subway is Elmhurst Av (M,R) (5-minute walk), served by the M and R lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-05-07 "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
- 2025-09-06 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT LF,…"
- 2025-09-06 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FLOOR NEAR STEAM PIPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WE…"
- 2025-09-06 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATH…"
- 2025-09-06 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FEET AT CEILING IN T…"
- 2024-12-02
- 2023-02-22
- 2019-12-24
- Class C · 7 open · penalty 105 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 6 open · penalty 30 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-10 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-03-14 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-24 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2024-08-01 "FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS"
- 2024-06-23 "FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2023"
- 2024-02-16 "CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED"
1 open lead-paint hazard violation on record (most recent 2018). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
2 earlier hazards cited and remediated.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 57
- HARRASSMENT 2: 40
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 36
- GRAND LARCENY: 27
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 19
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 161
- Noise - Residential: 135
- Blocked Driveway: 51
- Illegal Parking: 44
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 40
- BENJAMIN PHARMACY CORP.
- TMW GROUP INC
- WHITNEY GROCERY INC.
- P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
- P.S. 089 Elmhurst
- P.S. 102 Bayview
- P.S. 102 Bayview
- I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School
- International High School for Health Sciences
- College And Career Academies High School At Newtow
- Newtown High School
- Elmhurst Av
- Grand Av-Newtown
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- St Bartholomew Catholic Academy
- Elmhurst
- Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
- Ny Tibetan Service Center, Inc.
- Middleburgh Triangle
- Haitian American Cultural And Educational Foundation
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 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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