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42-15 81st St, Queens

BBL 4-01527-7501

En español: 9 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 19 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 9 años abierta, desde el 20 de junio de 2017.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 24 certifications filed against 5 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 9 years, since June 20, 2017.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 40 Class C violations, all 40 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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9 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 20, 2017.

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DOB violations
13 active DOB violations. The newest was issued September 23, 2024.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened May 4, 2026.
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Plumbing work, issued January 20, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 26 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed May 6, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $3,090 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened April 4, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C9 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNot complied with1895617642-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Fire SafetyNot complied with1895617442-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Fire SafetyNotice sent1880873542-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent1880873442-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent1880873342-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Fire SafetyNot complied with1873016542-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Fire SafetyNot complied with1861220442-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Fire SafetyNot complied with18303490
Fire SafetyNotice sent17383504
Class B10 open
Notice sent1910074742-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1895617942-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1895617842-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1876221342-15 81ST STREET CONDO
MoldCIV14 mailed1909685642-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1873016442-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1873016342-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1873016242-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Notice sent1873016142-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Fire SafetyNotice sent17383507

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Questions about this building

Does 42-15 81 Street, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 42-15 81 Street, Queens had 19 open violations on September 27, 2026: 19 from HPD. 9 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 9 years, since June 20, 2017.

Is 42-15 81 Street, Queens getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 24 certifications filed against 5 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 42-15 81 Street, Queens?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 40 Class C violations, all 40 by the original certify-by date. 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 42-15 81 Street, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 13 active DOB violations. The newest was issued September 23, 2024. 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.

Is 42-15 81 Street, Queens in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened May 4, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 42-15 81 Street, Queens marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $3,090 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened April 4, 2026. 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.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 42-15 81 Street, Queens?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Plumbing work, issued January 20, 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.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 42-15 81 Street, Queens?

ENERGY STAR score 26 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When did 42-15 81 Street, Queens last file its bedbug report?

On May 6, 2026, 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 42-15 81 Street, Queens covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (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.

Is 42-15 81 Street, 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 42-15 81 Street, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1941 as the year 42-15 81 Street, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a condominium with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 42-15 81 Street, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 114 residential units at 42-15 81 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, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 42-15 81st St, Queens: 9 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/42-15-81-street-queens

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