Queens · Block 5181 · Lot 6 · 11355

42-37 Union Street

4 floors · 53 apartments · 49,925 sq ft · built 1926 · class C1 · owner of record: Bowne House Realty Corp.

20open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
5HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
61dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 61 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 61 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 77 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 49,925 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 182 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 182 days
Annual filing
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 305 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 7 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1157 days
Next cycle year 2029
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-10-16 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (20) · C 5 · B 12 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 26, 2026BApt 26B · § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 26B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , Nov 30, 2026
Oct 26, 2026BApt 26B · § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 26B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SENov 30, 2026
Jul 28, 2026BApt 41C · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''C'', AT NORTHEAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18741459 ISSUED 26-MAR-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASep 1, 2026
Apr 17, 2026AApt 41C · § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTJul 21, 2026
Apr 15, 2026CApt 25B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PADLOCKABLE HASP LOCK AT DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 25B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''B''Apr 21, 2026
Mar 30, 2026BApt 41C · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASH BASIN WASTE LINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''C'', AT NORTHEASTMay 4, 2026
Mar 30, 2026BApt 41C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''C'', AT NORTHEASTMay 4, 2026
Mar 30, 2026BApt 41C · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''C'', AT NORTHEASTMay 4, 2026
Feb 27, 2026C§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, SECTION ''D'', AT SOUTHEASTMar 13, 2026
Feb 20, 2025A§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION ''B''May 26, 2025
Oct 15, 2024CApt 11A · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''A''Nov 10, 2024
Oct 15, 2024AApt 11A · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BATHTUB DRAIN STOPPER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 11A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''A''Jan 18, 2025
Aug 12, 2024CApt 11A · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''A'', AT SOUTHWESTSep 7, 2024
Aug 5, 2024CApt 11A · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''A''Aug 31, 2024
Aug 23, 2023BApt 25B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 25B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 27, 2023
Aug 23, 2023BApt 25B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, NORTH WALL AND SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 25B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 27, 2023
Aug 23, 2023BApt 25B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 25B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 27, 2023
Jul 11, 2016BApt 25B · § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 25B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTHAug 15, 2016
May 8, 2014BApt 10A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 10A, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT EASTJun 12, 2014
May 8, 2014BApt 10A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 10A, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT EASTJun 12, 2014

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 26, 2026HPD B§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 26B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , Open
Oct 26, 2026HPD B§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 26B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SEOpen
Jul 28, 2026HPD B§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 41C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''C'', AT NORTHEAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18741459 ISSUED 26-MAR-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLAOpen

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City records as of Oct 31, 2026, 2:54 PM ET. BBL 4051810006.

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