40-69 97th Street

40-69 97th Street in Corona, Queens, has 17 open HPD violations, 2 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 · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 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.
• 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 (17 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 29 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-10-07. Newest violation issued 2026-05-07.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 2nd 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) NORTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693135
• Class C: Missing window guards, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 8; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693030
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693025
• Class B: Mold, west wall, 4th room from the east, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693024
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693028
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693026
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4), issued 2013-01-07. HPD violation 9693029
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS WATER CLOSET, WASH BASIN, SHOWER STALL & KITCHEN SINK AT OPEN SPACE, CELLAR, issued 2009-10-07. HPD violation 4928972

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: Steve Espaillat. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4016060037, HPD building ID 508520. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Junction Blvd (7), 3 min walk
• 103 St-Corona Plaza (7), 6 min walk
• 90 St-Elmhurst Av (7), 10 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.