40-70 Hampton Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-01505-0037BIN 4037164

Concern level3 of 4

High

016 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 17 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
05$6,250 in unpaid DOB fines

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 104 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 104 apartments.

2018 — 104 units registered2023 — 104

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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

1963

Built

Floors

104

Residential units

Elevator 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

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 HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2026-10-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''A-J'', AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2026-10-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''A-J'', AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2025-11-17

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6CIssued 2025-07-11RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6C, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''A-J'', AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

185

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water118

Unsanitary Condition28

Appliance10

Paint/Plaster9

Door/Window9

General5

Electric3

Flooring/Stairs1

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

677

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential458

Street/Sidewalk161

Unspecified25

Vehicle19

Commercial14

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

673

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony168

Misdemeanor448

Violation57

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

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-02-14Apt 3-Kresidential

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 2019-01-03

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-03-04

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

SUSSEX APARTMENTS, LLC

Head officer

STEVEN SILVERSTEIN

Managing agent

STEVEN S MANAGE LLc

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

ConstructionClass 22026-10-13$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-10-13$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1995-04-24 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-09-21 · $1,547,643.44

Mortgage2018-09-21$1,547,643.44

borrower SUSSEX APARTMENTS, LLC · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2014-06-05$1,298,901.24

borrower SUSSEX APARTMENTS, LLC. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2010-10-06$1,495,438.05

borrower SUSSEX APARTMENTS, LLC. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-10-28$1,614,628.96

borrower SUSSEX APARTMENTS, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1999-07-22$1,000,000

borrower SUSSEX APARTMENTS LLC · lender JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB

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