42-42 Colden Street

Queens, NY

BBL 4-05136-0037BIN 4115875

Concern level3 of 4

High

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 15 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0414 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 162 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 15

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

1962

Built

Floors

162

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

105

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

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE CLOSER ARM ON FIRE STAIR EXIT DOOR LABELED A BASEMENT STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, SECTION ''1-14''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK DOWN STOPPER INSTALLED AT 1ST DOOR LEADING TO LAUNDRY ROOM BASEMENT STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, SECTION ''1-14''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK DOWN STOPPER INSTALLED AT 2ND DOOR LEADING TO LAUNDRY ROOM BASEMENT STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, SECTION ''1-14''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-02-14

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY, SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water27

Unsanitary Condition14

Plumbing8

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak2

Electric2

General1

Outside Building1

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1714

Noise reports · last 12 mo

143

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1558

Park73

Street/Sidewalk57

Unspecified16

Vehicle9

Commercial1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

171

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony66

Misdemeanor78

Violation27

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 7 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 · P-PLUMBING NONE2022-04-14

OBSERVED UN PERMITTED GAS PIPING AND NO SPRINKLER COVERAGE FOR 2 GAS DRYERS IN LAUNDRY ROOM & 4 GAS DRYERS IN THE OTHER LAUNDRY ROOM. YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THE ABOVE CONDITIONS BY RETAINING A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TO PERFORM ALL WORK NECESSARY TO RESTORE THE NON-COMPLIANT CONDITIONS TO A CODE COMPLIANT STATE.

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-04-05

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-04-24Apt UNIT B22residential

2025-10-01Apt B27residential

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 2023-05-17

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2021-02-23

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2021-01-05

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2016-02-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

COLDEN OWNERS CORP.

Head officer

HUI WONG

Managing agent

GEM PROPERTY GROUP

6 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

$627

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.

BoilersClass 22019-08-16$315 due

ConstructionClass 22019-03-18$1,250 penalty

BoilersClass 22018-11-21$312 due

ConstructionClass 22018-05-21$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-03-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-12-23 · $1,277,503.42

Mortgage2016-12-23$1,277,503.42

borrower COLDEN OWNERS CORPORATION · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2014-03-13$817,150.91

borrower COLDEN OWNERS CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2005-12-20$800,000

borrower COLDEN OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-06-22$352,015.93

borrower COLDEN OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1988-01-14$173,759.07

borrower COLDEN OWNERS CP · lender GOLDOME

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