42-5 43 Avenue,Queens, NY 11104

154 Units

Built in 1938

6 Floors

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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 31 violations which is 0.2 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
10Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
12Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
9Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Feb 26, 2024§ 27-2053 adm code post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper.Nov certified on time
Sep 30, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling & all walls in the bathroom located at apt f24, 6th story, 3rd apartment from south at west , section at eastNot complied with
Jun 24, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 24, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly secure the loose wall cabinet door at east in the kitchen located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 24, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the 1st bedroom from north at east located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 24, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor near radiator in the 1st bedroom from north located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 24, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly secure the loose closet door knob in the foyer located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 24, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly secure the loose door knob in the bathroom located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 16, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the entire apartment located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at west , section at northNov sent out
Jun 16, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the entire apartment located at apt f24, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at west , section at northNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Essex House LLC
Corporate Owner
4.3(2)

2 Properties

240 Units

Forhills Owners Corp
Corporate Owner
3.5(10)

19 Properties

1016 Units

Harry Otterman
Head Officer
3.6(11)

17 Properties

842 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Enjoyable, Close to the Train
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet. Close to the 7 (c) openigloo train.
Cons:
Painting of the unit is (c) openigloo sloppy. ...
Its nice but could be better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location,
Cons:
Some people are noise and (c) openigloo Super/M...
Advice to owner:
Should put better camera(s) at front desk to fi...