40-52 78th Street

40-52 78th Street in Elmhurst, Queens, has 12 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 13 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 13 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (12 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-02-13. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 82 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) CEILING, NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5), issued 2007-08-23. HPD violation 6894455
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AT SOUTH FIRE ESCAPE AT 2ND STY, issued 2021-06-01. HPD violation 14362288
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AT WEST FIRE ESCAPE.AT 2ND STY, issued 2021-06-01. HPD violation 14362287
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2006-02-13. HPD violation 5994516
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2006-02-13. HPD violation 5994525
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2006-02-13. HPD violation 5994550
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE DOOR JAMB AT HINGE SIDE IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2006-02-13. HPD violation 5994531
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2006-02-13. HPD violation 5994555

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: 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. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

13 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: 13 in 2024, 13 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: TY LE. Head officer: TY LE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4014880032, HPD building ID 479260. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av (E, F, M, R), 4 min walk
• 74 St-Broadway (7), 4 min walk
• 82 St-Jackson Hts (7), 5 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.