36-19 Bowne Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-05012-0012BIN 4113390

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 active DOB violation(s)
023 open HPD 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 70 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 71 apartments.

2018 — 69 units registered2023 — 70

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1935

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2014-03-035+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... IN DRAWS AND UNDER SINK CABINET APPROX 8 SQ. FT. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-25

§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS MISSING POST

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2016-01-085+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

Heat/Hot Water4

Safety3

Appliance2

Plumbing1

Water Leak1

SafetyWindow Guard Broken/Missing2026-10-08 · closed

SafetySmoke Detector2026-10-08 · closed

SafetyCarbon Monoxide Detector2026-10-08 · 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

667

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial436

Residential116

Unspecified49

Street/Sidewalk42

Park20

Vehicle4

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

452

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony99

Misdemeanor300

Violation53

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

2023–20242 infested · 2 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 · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-03-06

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2018-06-27

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-12-31

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2013

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 2015-12-18

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BOWNE OVERSEAS LLC

Head officer

MORDY SOHN

Managing agent

LUIS DELACRUZ

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

3555 NETHERLAND AVENUEBRONX 508 WEST 167 STREETMANHATTAN 511 WEST 167 STREETMANHATTAN 82-60 116 STREETQUEENS 85 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN

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 sale1996-04-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-05-25 · $1,822,883.07

Mortgage2017-05-25$1,822,883.07

borrower BOWNE OVERSEAS L.L.C. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-08-08$3,231,185.23

borrower BOWNE OVERSEAS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2008-05-29$2,723,971.77

borrower BOWNE OVERSEAS L.L.C. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2003-05-29$308,670.07

borrower BOWNE OVERSEAS, LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2001-04-16$986,791.79

borrower BOWNE OVERSEAS LLC · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

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