25-43 98th Street

25-43 98th Street in East Elmhurst, Queens, has 20 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (20 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2021, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A, 5 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 12 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-04-15. Newest violation issued 2026-05-07.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 137 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGRESS AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497125
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 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 HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497130
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497124
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18497127 ISSUED 10-DEC-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1STFLO), issued 2026-04-10. HPD violation 18784859
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 5th room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497129
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497123
• Class B: Appliance defect, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497126
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-12-11. HPD violation 18497122

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: PAULINA PAREDES. Managing agent: CARLOS BARRERA. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 21, 2020. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2021 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4013720069, HPD building ID 509239. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Junction Blvd (7), 20 min walk
• 103 St-Corona Plaza (7), 21 min walk
• 90 St-Elmhurst Av (7), 21 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.