Does 97-34 42 Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 97-34 42 Avenue, Queens had 8 open violations on September 27, 2026: 8 from HPD. 5 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 25 years, since December 20, 2000.

Is 97-34 42 Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with nothing filed or new 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 was 97-34 42 Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 97-34 42 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 2 floors.

How many apartments does 97-34 42 Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 97-34 42 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 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.

97-34 42nd Ave, Queens

BBL 4-01615-0021

Built 1931
2 floors
4 residential units
Walk-up apartment building

En español: 5 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 8 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 25 años abierta, desde el 20 de diciembre de 2000.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 25 years, since December 20, 2000.

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5 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 20, 2000.

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

Filed	Category	Status	Number
Class C	5 open most often Heat / Hot Water
April 26, 2024	Heat / Hot Water	Not complied with	16932009
January 21, 2024	Heat / Hot Water	Not complied with	16609346
January 21, 2024	Fire Safety	No access to reinspect (first try)	16609343
January 21, 2024	Vermin / Infestation	No access to reinspect (first try)	16609339
January 21, 2024	Heat / Hot Water	No access to reinspect (first try)	16609338
Class B	3 open most often Fire Safety
January 21, 2024		No access to reinspect (first try)	16609344
January 21, 2024	Fire Safety	No access to reinspect (first try)	16609341
January 21, 2024	Fire Safety	No access to reinspect (first try)	16609340

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