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42-13 Bowne Street

169Records
11City systems
0Open violations
161.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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169 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)42-13 PROPERTY LLC
BBL4051840066
BIN4117134

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 161.7. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$65,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (6) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Rodent (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$11,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$849,000 $382,050
2026$985,000 $443,250
2027$1,182,000 $531,900

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chinese Oriental ExpressChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Bowne St — Q13 Q26 Q27 Q65 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne
Middle: I.S. 237. 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

42-13 Bowne Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $990,000 on 2016-05-09 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-05-09AL&R $990,000 — from 42-13 PROPERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $990,000
2016-05-09Mortgage $990,000 — from 42-13 PROPERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $990,000
1984-01-26Mortgage $120,000 — from WU,HSUEH YING; CHANG,EILEEN I(BY/ATT) to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $120,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702428
201802518
201900415
202000819
20210210113
20220022123
20230116320
20244105120
202500336
202600112
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 17Health & systems 15

Every one of the 169 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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