43-24 40th Street

43-24 40th Street in Sunnyside, Queens, has 6 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 5 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 5 of 6 units are rent-stabilized; 6 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (6 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 17 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-04-06. Newest violation issued 2021-04-14. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2021. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Fire escape defect. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITION UNIT AT 3RD STRY FIRE ESCAPE BALCONY WINDOW AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2020-08-31. HPD violation 13790354
• Class C: Fire escape defect (exterior). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITON UNIT AT 2ND & 3RD STRY FIRE ESCAPE BALCONY WINDOW AT REAR YARD, issued 2020-08-31. HPD violation 13790355
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, private hall, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES AT PRIVATE HALL LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2006-07-10. HPD violation 6246769
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, bathroom, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR SADDLE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2006-06-12. HPD violation 6201186
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT ENTRANCE TO THE APT. IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3R), issued 2006-04-06. HPD violation 6090639
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DUMBWAITER DOORS & JAMBS REMOVED & OPENINGS SEALED ALL STYS PUB HALL., issued 2008-08-21. HPD violation 161102

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 11 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

5 of 6 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: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ALEKA & RANIA REALTY LLC. Head officer: EVANGELOS LETSIOS. Managing agent: RENAISSANCE MANAGEMENT CO. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4001900035, HPD building ID 427978. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 40 St-Lowery St (7), 1 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.