A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 40.5. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
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 violations
3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-10-31.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Damaged Tree (1).
Filed construction activity
$288,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1918)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
34-50 42 STREET LLC
Head officer
JOHN LYRISTAKIS
Managing agent
BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered
2026-06-25
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,106,000
$497,700
2026
$1,302,000
$585,900
2027
$1,469,000
$661,050
The city's market estimate has risen
33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
2021 (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
Subway
Steinway St — M R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 35 Av / 44 St — Q66 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
43 St & 35 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
5 311 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.
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROO
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT
2024-08-08HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROO
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APART
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST L
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd
2024-08-08HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT
2021-04-29HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2021-04-29HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd
2019-09-16HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY
2019-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STO
2019-09-16HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY
2019-09-16HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH AND EAST WALLS (5 SQ FT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
2019-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2019-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STOR
2019-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH AND EAST WALLS (5 SQ FT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
2019-08-26Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2019-08-26Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-08-26311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-05-22311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2019-03-29Boiler inspection
2019-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2019-02-26311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018
2018-11-15311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2018-08-30Boiler inspection
2018-08-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF APARTMENT 2R AND REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$72,000
2018-07-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF APARTMENT 2R AND REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$72,000
2018-07-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF APARTMENT 2R AND REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$72,000
2018-07-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF APARTMENT 2R AND REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$72,000
2017
2017-08-14311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2017-06-29Deed $1,000,000 — from SAKELLARIDIS, STAMATIS to 34-50 42ND STREET LLC$1,000,000
2017-06-23Sold for $1,000,000$1,000,000
2016
2016-12-16Deed — from STAMATIS SAKELLARIDIS ADMR ESTATE IRENE ; STAMATIS SAKELLARIDIS ADM EST AK IRINI C; STAMAT to SAKELLARIDIS, STAMATIS
2016-12-12Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-10-24311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2016-10-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-02-26HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2011
2011-07-01311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2010
2010-10-12311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2010-04-22311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2009
2009-10-01HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-10-31HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT 1 STORY PUBLIC HALL.
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1972
1972-09-21Deed — from HERNANDEZ AGUSTIN; CASTRO ANDERSON to STAMATIS SAKELLARI; IRENE HORATAZIS; ELIAS HORATAZIS
1972-09-21Mortgage — from HORATAZIS IRENE; SAKELLARIDIS STAMATIS; HORATAZIS ELIAS to AUGUSTIN HERNANDEZ; ANDERSON CASTRO
1972-09-21Mortgage — from HORATAZIS IRENE; SAKELLARIDIS STAMATIS; HORATAZIS ELIAS to ASTORIA FED S & L ASSOC
1967
1967-01-12Deed — from MATTEDICH MARY to AGUSTIN HERNANDEZ; ANDERSON CASTRO
1967-01-12Mortgage — from CASTRO ANDERSON; HERNANDEZ AGUSTIN to MARY MATTEDICH