Is 138-70 Elder Ave rent stabilized?
138-70 Elder Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flushing, Queens (11355). It has about 126 apartments, built in 1963.
Also written as 138-70 Elder Avenue — or 138-70 Elder Ave, Queens, NY 11355.
How this building compares
With about 126 apartments it is larger than 90% of the 72 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flushing. It went up in 1963, 35 years after the 1928 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about one for every 10 apartments — below the one for every 5 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 230 violations on record at the address, 58 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 33 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Queens |
| Neighborhood | East Flushing |
| ZIP | 11355 |
| Year built | 1963 |
| Apartments | 126 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, NON-EVICT COOP/CONDO |
| BBL | 4051450055 |
Owner & management
| Owner | THE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC. 12-48 CLINTONVILLE STREET #LL-A · Whitestone, NY 11357 |
| Managing agent | ONEVESTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 230 total · 33 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 786 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 138-70 Elder Ave rent stabilized?
138-70 Elder Ave in East Flushing, Queens is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and NON-EVICT COOP/CONDO. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 138-70 Elder Ave?
138-70 Elder Ave (BBL 4051450055) has about 126 residential apartments and was built in 1963, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.