43-28 40 Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-00190-0036BIN 4002502

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-08-315+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITION UNIT AT 2ND STRY FIRE ESCAPE BALCONY WINDOW AT REAR YARD

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-08-315+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITION UNIT AT 3RD & 2ND STRY FIRE ESCAPE BALCONY WINDOW AT BUILDING FRONT

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2021-12-215+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2021-12-215+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT COOKING RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Appliance2

General1

Safety1

Water Leak1

ApplianceRefrigerator2024-07-01 · closed

Water LeakDamp Spot2021-10-29 · closed

ApplianceElectric/Gas Range2021-10-29 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

491

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential333

Unspecified74

Street/Sidewalk56

Commercial17

Vehicle10

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

394

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony89

Misdemeanor263

Violation42

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2013-03-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ALEKA & RANIA LLC

Head officer

EVANGELOS LETSIOS

Managing agent

RENAISSANCE MANAGEMENT CO

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

43-24 40 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 32023-09-13$500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2010-12-14 · $1,768,000

Most recent mortgage2020-09-21 · $40,611.86

Mortgage2020-09-21$40,611.86

borrower ALEKA & RANIA REALTY LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2010-12-14$1,768,000

43-24/28 REALTY LLC → ALEKA & RANIA REALTY LLC

Mortgage2010-03-11$770,000

borrower 43-24/28 REALTY LLC · lender MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

Sale2007-07-18$1,125,000

BESSAHA, NORA, BESSAHA, HOCINE → 43-24/28 REALTY LLC

Mortgage1987-03-16$11,550

borrower BESSAHA, ALI, BESSAHA, HOCINE · lender BANK OF COMMERCE

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale