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32-73 42 Street

323Records
17City systems
14Open violations
33.8Penalty rate

323 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 93 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1927
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ALAMBRA LLC
BBL4006900010
BIN4011636

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.8. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · ELECTRIC (2).

Filed construction activity

$239,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ALAMBRA LLC
Head officerHARRY IOANNOU
Managing agentBLOCK MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2026-06-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,418,000 $638,100
2026$1,457,000 $655,650
2027$1,323,000 $595,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySteinway St — M R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 34 Av — Q101 · 600 ft
Citi Bike34 Ave & 45 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Mary D. Carter
Middle: I.S. 010 Horace Greeley. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

32-73 42 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC — 32 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B9 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-90 29th Street QN92 A
31-35 31 Street QN81 A
43-41 52 Street QN66 A
31-01 Vernon Boulevard QN64 A
30-40 21 Street QN62 A
3058 Godwin Terrace BX42 A
227 West 11 Street MN28 A
32-73 42 Street QN24 B
25-77 31st Street QN23 A
32-78 Steinway Street QN22 A
32-22 41 Street QN20 A
32-26 41 Street QN20 B
43-06 164 Street QN19 B
105 Eldridge Street MN18 A
85 Audubon Avenue MN18 B
21-71 27 Street QN16 A
14-34 31 Avenue QN14 A
26-14 28 Street QN11 A
24-29 28 Street QN9 A
38-01 31 Avenue QN9 A
24-39 28 Street QN9 A
1420 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
2026 2 Avenue MN6 B
2036 2 Avenue MN6 C
32-06 82 Street QN6 A
2024 2 Avenue MN6 B
2028 2 Avenue MN6 B
5-42 51 Avenue QN6 B
35-37 33 Street QN6 A
34-50 42 Street QN6 B
21-12 22 Drive QN4 C
25-05 Steinway Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,725,000 on 2021-06-17 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-17AL&R $1,725,000 — from ALAMBRA LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,725,000
2021-06-17Mortgage $1,725,000 — from ALAMBRA LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,725,000
2021-02-22Deed $3,125,000 — from MARBEL LLC to ALAMBRA LLC $3,125,000
2021-02-12Sold for $3,125,000 $3,125,000 $130,208
1987-04-10Mortgage $75,000 — from NOBEL, MARVIN; MARBEL ASSOCIATES CODBA to LONG ISLAND SAVSBK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310004
2018003014
2019004015
2020503019
20215854123
202202120115
202300570158
202401240227
202501180120
202600340135
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 264Ownership & money 14Health & systems 11

Every one of the 323 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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