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42-40 Bowne St, Queens

BBL 4-05185-0043

En español: 11 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 25 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 19 años abierta, desde el 1 de julio de 2007.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 4 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 19 years, since July 1, 2007.

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11 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed July 1, 2007.

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OATH hearings
A hearing on a DOB summons is set for October 27, 2026.
DOB violations
21 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 26, 2025.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed June 26, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed August 25, 2026 (inspection cycle 9). Need this filed?
DOB permits
4 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Sidewalk Shed work, was issued August 28, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 67 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).
Boiler inspection
Inspected December 9, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C11 open most often Fire Safety
Open19252188
Fire SafetyOpen19252187
Fire SafetyOpen19252186
Fire SafetyOpen19252185
Fire SafetyNotice sent18704809
Fire SafetyNotice sent18704808
Fire SafetyNotice sent18704807
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18704798
Notice sent18612968
Fire SafetyNotice sent18612967
The report lists all 11, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B10 open most often Mold
MoldNotice sent to tenant19072344
Notice sent18704806
Notice sent18704805
Notice sent18704804
Notice sent18704800
Notice sent18704799
Notice sent18704795
Notice sent18704794
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18704793
Notice sent18612969
OATH/ECB4 open
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39555964R
Local Law, Class 2Hearing pending37036649J
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35726112P
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37026457X

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Questions about this building

Does 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens had 25 open violations on September 27, 2026: 21 from HPD and 4 from OATH/ECB. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 19 years, since July 1, 2007.

Is 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 4 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for October 27, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 21 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 26, 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 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed June 26, 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 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed August 25, 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 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens?

Yes. 4 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Sidewalk Shed work, was issued August 28, 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 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens?

ENERGY STAR score 67 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 was the boiler at 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens last inspected?

On December 9, 2025. 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.

Is 42-40 Bowne 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 42-40 Bowne 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 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1956 as the year 42-40 Bowne 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 6 floors.

How many apartments does 42-40 Bowne Street, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 77 residential units at 42-40 Bowne 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 OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection 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 OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection 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, 42-40 Bowne St, Queens: 11 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/42-40-bowne-street-queens

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