37-35 85 Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-01473-0063BIN 4036253

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0120 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 20 apartments
0220 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
051 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

The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 20 apartments.

2018 — 20 units registered2023 — 20

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

1922

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

117

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 2026-09-18

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALLS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005 HMC: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A FIRE GUARD AS DIRECTED BY THE NYC DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD) AND/OR THE NYC DEPT. OF BUILDINGS (DOB) TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD AND/OR DOB. FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD HAVE RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL HPD VIOLATION(S): 19215801. NO LIGHTS TO PUBLIC HALLS IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AGAINST IMMINENT FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED, A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED FORTHWITH FOR CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR COVERAGE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE (THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE APPLICABLE FOR PURPOSES OF CIVIL PENALTIES THAT MAY BE ASSESSED PURSUANT TO NYC ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 27-2115, BUT DO NOT REFLECT THE DATE BY WHICH A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED). A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE EXIGENCY OF THE DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED. THE VIOLATION REQUIRING A FIRE GUARD TO BE PROVIDED WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN THE HPD VIOLATION(S) REFERENCED ABOVE AND/OR THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN RELATED DOB VIOLATION(S) HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT FIRST FLOOR LEADING TO CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2026-09-08RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

136

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water51

Unsanitary Condition32

Plumbing16

Door/Window9

Water Leak7

Paint/Plaster6

General5

Safety4

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

547

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk223

Residential164

Commercial78

Vehicle50

Unspecified32

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

679

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony206

Misdemeanor445

Violation28

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2021–20221 infested · 1 eradicated

2021–20220 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2017-02-24

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2009-01-01

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-02-27Apt APT. #3residential

2018-02-13Apt #43residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2024-07-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-03-19

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

SIKORA FAMILY TRUST

Head officer

LILIAN SIKORA

Managing agent

SIKORA FAMILY TRUST

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

37-27 85 STREETQUEENS 37-41 85 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,280

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 22025-02-18$1,280 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-06-27 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-08-07 · $440,000

Mortgage2019-08-07$440,000

borrower THE SIKORA FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 22,2005, LILIAN SIKORA, TRUSTEE, PETER SIKORA, SR., TRUSTEE · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2015-06-01$644,124.16

borrower THE SIKORA FAMILY TRUST, PETER SIKORA, SR., TRUSTEE, LILIAN SIKORA, TRUSTEE · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-03-28$449,936.75

borrower SIKORA, SR , AS TRUSTEE, PETER, SIKORA, AS TRUSTEE, LILIAN, THE SIKORA FAMILY TRUST · lender FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND

Mortgage2011-07-13$800,000

borrower PETER SIKORA SR., TRUSTEE, LILIAN SIKORA, TRUSTEE, THE SIKORA FAMILY TRUST · lender GINSBURG & MISK FUNDING CO., LLC

Mortgage2009-06-23$322,348.33

borrower SIKORA SR., AS TRUSTEE, PETER, SIKORA, AS TRUSTEE, LILIAN · lender FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB

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