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42-52 Layton Street

486Records
19City systems
17Open violations
29.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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486 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 95 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 79 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)42-52 LAYTON ST OWNERS CORP
BBL4015090052
BIN4037316

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29.8. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-01-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
20
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (6) · Blocked Driveway (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$49,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)42-52 LAYTON STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officerJOSE RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentDELKAP MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,914,000 $1,761,300
2026$4,001,000 $1,800,450
2027$3,963,000 $1,783,350

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51 · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $967,658 a year ($22.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $483,829 ($11.22 per sq ft), net operating income $483,829. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

SubwayElmhurst Av — M R · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / 78 St — Q53-SBS · 0.2 mi · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike82 St & Broadway · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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

42-52 Layton 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 DELKAP MANAGEMENT — 34 buildings, 2,118 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B4 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
32-45 91 Street QN330 A
2220 Burnett Street BK264 A
86-10 151 Avenue QN161 B
88-25 155 Avenue QN149 A
92-28 Queens Boulevard QN112 A
155-34 84 Street QN100 B
90-06 153 Avenue QN100 A
85-14 Broadway QN96 A
153-25 88 Street QN81 A
88-32 155 Avenue QN80 A
87 62 Avenue QN78 A
153-43 82 Street QN72 A
129 Beach 118 Street QN68 A
168 Beach 101 Street QN66 A
42-52 Layton Street QN48 A
130 Beach 121 Street QN48 A
65-15 Alderton Street QN45 A
83-75 117 Street QN39 A
94-11 69 Avenue QN32 A
3171 Whitney Avenue BK28 A
42-51 Hunter Street QN24 A
138 Beach 92 Street QN20 A
1-68 Beach 101 Street QN12 A
35-14 77 Street QN11 A
35-28 77 Street QN11 A
2371 Hughes Avenue BX9 C
28-21 36 Street QN8 A
15 West 94 Street MN7 A
11 Vestry Street MN6 A
17 West 94 Street MN4 B
183 Beach 117 Street QN3 C
133 West 136 Street MN2 C
154 Court Street BK2 B
108-49 63 Drive QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2017-04-06 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-17RPTT&RET $350,722 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $350,722
2026-02-17RPTT&RET $350,722 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $350,722
2026-02-17RPTT&RET $350,722 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $350,722
2026-02-05RPTT&RET $230,000 — from ESTATE OF ALFRED MANDLER; GARY MILLER, EXECUTOR to MI, XIANSHU; LI, NANXI $230,000
2026-01-29Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $4,792
2026-01-22Sold for $350,722 $350,722 $7,307
2024-07-11RPTT&RET $230,000 — from JOSE RODRIGUEZ, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF COCA BALUTA to BOHARA, SHIRISH; KC, NEENA $230,000
2024-06-28Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $4,792
2024-05-15RPTT&RET $278,000 — from SUN, GUOHAI to CHENG, SUNNY; CHENG, BEE FONG $278,000
2024-05-06Sold for $278,000 $278,000 $5,792
2023-10-27RPTT&RET $280,000 — from TENSHORE REALTY, LTD to ZHANG, SHU XIANG; CHEN, XIAO WEN $280,000
2023-10-20Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $5,833
2023-06-20RPTT&RET $300,000 — from WANG, PING WEI; YANG, PING ER to NI, YUYING; LIN, WEIZI $300,000
2023-06-12Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $6,250
2022-05-20RPTT&RET $285,000 — from CHEN, LONG; CAI, CUIPING to KUANG, YI ZONG $285,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
88
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700147021
2018003317
201962111222
2020003328
2021002114
20220184114
202309716288
202401416149
202500370138
202600138021
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 277Ownership & money 112Health & systems 18

Every one of the 486 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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