1,179 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 405 311 service requests, 372 HPD complaints, 242 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 100.9. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 18 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-05-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
95 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 76). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
120 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (46) · Blocked Driveway (19) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · Illegal Parking (6).
$1,178,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (53) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | MILDRED WANG |
| Managing agent | 4 SEASONS INTERNATIONAL MGMT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,574,000 | $1,158,300 |
| 2026 | $2,758,000 | $1,241,100 |
| 2027 | $2,684,000 | $1,207,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Flushing-Main St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Bowne St — Q26 Q27 Q65 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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.
42-37 Union Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
120 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 46 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.
Managed by 4 SEASONS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 988 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B7 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140-35 Beech Avenue | QN | 101 | C |
| 42-02 Layton Street | QN | 89 | A |
| 50-17 Queens Boulevard | QN | 75 | A |
| 136-17 Maple Avenue | QN | 68 | A |
| 123-05 Lax Avenue | QN | 61 | A |
| 42-37 Union Street | QN | 53 | B |
| 123-10 Powells Cove Blvd | QN | 52 | A |
| 46-06 88 Street | QN | 46 | A |
| 121-39 5 Avenue | QN | 39 | A |
| 141-05 Cherry Avenue | QN | 36 | A |
| 949 60th Street | BK | 32 | A |
| 37-17 111 Street | QN | 30 | A |
| 136-46 41 Avenue | QN | 28 | B |
| 85-19 Broadway | QN | 26 | A |
| 43-18 Robinson Street | QN | 24 | B |
| 32-36 Union Street | QN | 23 | A |
| 134-40 Cherry Avenue | QN | 21 | A |
| 140-37 Cherry Avenue | QN | 21 | A |
| 42-11 Parsons Boulevard | QN | 20 | C |
| 132-59 41 Road | QN | 18 | A |
| 127 Mott Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 35-17 146 Street | QN | 16 | D |
| 132-18 41 Avenue | QN | 16 | A |
| 231 Avenue Z | BK | 9 | A |
| 83-15 Vietor Avenue | QN | 8 | A |
| 40-59 College Point Blvd | QN | 7 | A |
| 43-12 104 Street | QN | 7 | B |
| 1447 Ocean Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 153 Gelston Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1557 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 1634 Madison Street | QN | 6 | D |
| 125 28 Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 32-17 47 Street | QN | 4 | A |
| 32-15 47 Street | QN | 4 | D |
| 59-44 159 Street | QN | 3 | A |
| 75-12 Metropolitan Avenue | QN | 2 | C |
| 106 Rivington Street | MN | 2 | F |
| 4012920055 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $505,558 on 2025-02-20 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | Mortgage $505,559 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $505,559 | |
| 2025-02-20 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. | $2,600,000 | |
| 2017-04-25 | Mortgage $1,188,921 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,188,921 | |
| 2017-04-25 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2017-04-25 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2012-10-04 | Deed $1,416,872 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to WANG FAMILY REALTY TRUST #1 | $1,416,872 | |
| 2007-08-28 | Mortgage $885,372 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $885,372 | |
| 2007-08-28 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,500,000 | |
| 2004-04-21 | Mortgage $236,621 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP to COMMUNITY BANK | $236,621 | |
| 2004-04-21 | Agreement $850,000 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $850,000 | |
| 1998-10-21 | Mortgage $800,000 — from BOWNE HOUSE REALTY CORP to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 88 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 79 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 107 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 141 | 2 | 5 | 165 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 104 |
Every one of the 1,179 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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