42-42 77th Street

42-42 77th Street in Elmhurst, Queens, has 11 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations 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.
• 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 8 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (11 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: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 17 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-09-28. Newest violation issued 2023-03-28. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. 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: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, bathroom, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1STFL), issued 2009-12-29. HPD violation 8207440
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, bathroom, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2009-09-28. HPD violation 8076099
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, kitchen, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2009-09-28. HPD violation 8076102
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the north, east wall, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL WALL, EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2009-09-28. HPD violation 8076101
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st 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 ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1STFL), issued 2009-12-23. HPD violation 8201066
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1STFL), issued 2009-12-23. HPD violation 8201065
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DECECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1STFL), issued 2009-12-23. HPD violation 8201068
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 6th room from the east, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SEALED WINDOW WITH PLYWOOD WEST WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1STFL), issued 2009-12-23. HPD violation 8201072

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

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: Hifzur Rahman. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 21, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4015220026, HPD building ID 477401. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Elmhurst Av (M, R), 6 min walk
• Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av (E, F, M, R), 7 min walk
• 74 St-Broadway (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.