43-20 40th Street

43-20 40th Street in Sunnyside, Queens, has 15 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 11 of 12 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 12 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• 11 of 12 units are rent-stabilized; 9 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (15 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (6 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 39 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-09-08. Newest violation issued 2022-05-19. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2017-11-16. HPD violation 12071115
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2017-11-16. HPD violation 12071119
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-03-29. HPD violation 11708333
• Class C: Missing window guards, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 5; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2R), issued 2016-09-08. HPD violation 11381495
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2017-11-16. HPD violation 12071126
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2017-11-16. HPD violation 12071125
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2017-09-27. HPD violation 11991242
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEIILNG AND EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1R), issued 2017-09-27. HPD violation 11991244

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

6 open DOB violations. 10 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

11 of 12 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 11 in 2024, 9 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CHARISMA PROPERTIES LLC. Head officer: CHRISSA FOUKALAS. Managing agent: CHARISMA PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4001900032, HPD building ID 427976. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 40 St-Lowery St (7), 2 min walk
• 46 St-Bliss St (7), 7 min walk
• 33 St-Rawson St (7), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.