36-20 Bowne Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-05010-0055BIN 4113293

Concern level3 of 4

High

0112 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)

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 85 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — of about 87 apartments.

2018 — 84 units registered2020 — 85

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1940

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

152

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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

117

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water80

Water Leak9

General6

Paint/Plaster5

Plumbing5

Unsanitary Condition5

Electric3

Door/Window2

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

665

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial433

Residential111

Unspecified53

Street/Sidewalk45

Park20

Vehicle3

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

467

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony103

Misdemeanor301

Violation63

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

2023–20241 infested · 1 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

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-04-09

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-07-26Apt 6-Fresidential

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

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

36-20 FREY LLC

Head officer

STEVEN FREY

Managing agent

STEVEN FREY

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

1320 CONEY ISLAND AVENUEBROOKLYN 2147 EAST 17 STREETBROOKLYN 31 OCEAN PARKWAYBROOKLYN

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-04-30 · $14,375,000

Most recent mortgage2021-07-14 · $1,366,807.92

Mortgage2021-07-14$1,366,807.92

borrower 36-20 FREY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-01-16$2,945,039.51

borrower 36-20 FREY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-12-30$3,191,031.27

borrower 36-20 FREY LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2012-04-30$14,375,000

36-20 BOWNE LLC → 36-20 FREY LLC

Mortgage2012-04-30$3,783,940.46

borrower 36-20 FREY LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

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