Is 42-38 81st St rent stabilized?
42-38 81st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Elmhurst, Queens (11373). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1928.
Also written as 42-38 81st Street — or 42-38 81st St, Queens, NY 11373.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 503 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Elmhurst, where the median building has 7. It went up in 1928, 36 years before the 1964 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 168 such buildings among the 503 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
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Building details
| Borough | Queens |
| Neighborhood | Elmhurst |
| ZIP | 11373 |
| Year built | 1928 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 4015260035 |
Owner & management
| Owner | JOSEPH LELAY 42-38 81 STREET · ELMHURST, NY 11377 |
| Managing agent | JOSEPH LELAY |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 4 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 14, 2025 |
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