42-09 Ketcham Street

42-09 Ketcham Street in Elmhurst, Queens, has 14 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (51/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1975

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 51/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 3 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• Had 3 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

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

• Repairs: High (14 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 7 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 2 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-08-14. Newest violation issued 2026-08-20.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). 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 1 STY PUB HALL & CELLAR DOOR., issued 2008-08-14. HPD violation 283333
• Class B: Garbage not removed. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL., issued 2026-08-20. HPD violation 19149867
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2024-07-29. HPD violation 17146363
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2024-07-29. HPD violation 17146362
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2024-07-29. HPD violation 17146361
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2024-07-29. HPD violation 17146359
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-07. HPD violation 18904233
• Class A: Gas defect. HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED, 1st STORY, issued 2024-07-29. HPD violation 17146369

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 3 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MANSOUR S ZANDIEH. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 17, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 4015070036, HPD building ID 670972. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 82 St-Jackson Hts (7), 3 min walk
• Elmhurst Av (M, R), 4 min walk
• Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av (E, F, M, R), 8 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.