108-78 42 Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-01998-0026BIN 4049309

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0127 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
026 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 active DOB violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

2019 — 6 units registered2023 — 6

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

Mixed residential / commercial

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 2017-12-055+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF HANGING AND EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES FROM CEILING TO GROUND AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2017-11-135+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-11-135+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DISCONNECTED FLUE PIPE AT BOILER AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-11-135+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT BOILER ROOM AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak1

Water LeakHeavy Flow2021-10-06 · 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

537

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential243

Street/Sidewalk138

Park109

Vehicle26

Commercial13

Unspecified8

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

296

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony101

Misdemeanor143

Violation52

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 3 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 REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2003-06-13

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2019-04-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-06-06

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-21

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-12-08

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

tavbro recreational llc

Head officer

cesar taveras

Managing agent

tavbro recreational

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

104-50 48 AVENUEQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22016-12-16$2,500 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2008-03-03$800 penalty

ZoningNon-Hazardous2007-01-08$480 penalty

UnknownHazardous2006-11-03$1,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-08-02 · $900,000

Most recent mortgage2024-03-08 · $450,000

Mortgage2024-03-08$450,000

borrower TAVBRO RECREATIONAL LLC · lender BANK OF HOPE

Sale2023-08-02$900,000

108-78 42ND RESCUE, LLC → TAVBRO RECREATIONAL LLC

Mortgage2021-10-22$721,500

borrower 108-78 42ND RESCUE LLC · lender LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 24538

Sale2019-07-31$763,000

QUEENS 42ND REAL ESTATE INC. → 108-78 42ND RESCUE, LLC

Mortgage2019-07-31$125,000

borrower 108-78 42ND RESCUE, LLC · lender HARRISON VICKERS AND WATERMAN LLC

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

The lien was sold in the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

Final saleincl. property tax2019-10-01

10-day noticeincl. property tax2019-07-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2019-06-19

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale