Is 43-38 42nd St rent stabilized?
43-38 42nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Sunnyside, Queens (11104). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 43-38 42nd Street — or 43-38 42nd St, Queens, NY 11104.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 592 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Sunnyside, where the median building has 6. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1928 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 41 open violations here, about 6.8 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 50 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 33 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Queens |
| Neighborhood | Sunnyside |
| ZIP | 11104 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 4001880040 |
Owner & management
| Owner | TIMOTHY H.ENG IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST 43-38 42ND ST #2R · L I C, NY 11104 |
| Managing agent | TIMOTHY ENG |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 41 open / 50 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 33 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 43-38 42nd St rent stabilized?
43-38 42nd St in Sunnyside, Queens is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 43-38 42nd St?
43-38 42nd St (BBL 4001880040) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.