Questions about this building
Does 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens have open violations?
Yes. 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens had 2 open violations on September 27, 2026: 2 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 37 years, since June 28, 1989.
Is 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?
Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 15 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens?
Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 11 Class C violations: 9 by the original certify-by date, 2 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 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens have active DOB violations?
Yes. 3 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued May 15, 2014. 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.
Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens marked completed?
Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 2, 2024, awarded for $650. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.
When was the boiler at 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens last inspected?
On March 16, 2026. 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 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens last file its bedbug report?
On December 19, 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 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens built?
The city's record gives 1914 as the year 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 4 floors.
How many apartments does 40-12 31 Avenue, Queens have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 7 residential units at 40-12 31 Avenue, 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports 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.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, 40-12 31st Ave, Queens: 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/40-12-31-avenue-queens
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