Questions about this building
Does 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens have open violations?
Yes. 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens had 7 open violations on September 27, 2026: 3 from OATH/ECB and 4 from HPD. None is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since March 29, 2022.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens?
Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 12 Class C violations: 11 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Does 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens have active DOB violations?
Yes. 5 active DOB violations, most of them for facade reports not filed or filed late. The newest was issued January 27, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Has DOB received complaints about 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens?
Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 22, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
What did the latest facade report find at 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens?
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed January 29, 2026 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.
Are any DOB work permits in effect at 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens?
Yes. 8 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Sidewalk Shed work, was issued August 14, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.
When was the boiler at 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens last inspected?
It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on July 25. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
When did 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens last file its bedbug report?
Its 2 buildings had all filed by December 12, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.
Is 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
When was 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens built?
The city's record gives 1975 as the year 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 22 floors.
How many apartments does 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 274 residential units at 135 Rear Beach 19 Street, Queens. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, DOB complaints, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 135 Rear Beach 19th St, Queens: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/135-rear-beach-19-street-queens
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