137-40 242 Street
Queens · 11422 · BBL 4132370001 · look up another building
One open class I violation here, the grade the city uses when it orders part of a building vacated.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 25, 2026
137-40 242 Street is a one and two family building in Rosedale, Queens, ZIP 11422. City records date it to 1950 and count a single home. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $39K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 137-40 242 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 137-40 242 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $39K for the 2026 tax year. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 137-40 242 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 137-40 242 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 137-40 242 Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 137-40 242 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 137-40 242 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 19 violations against this building, of which 19 remain unresolved. That is more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 11422. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 137-40 242 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | I |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at floor in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color at ceiling and west wall in the b…Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and west west wall in the bathroo…Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wiring at ceiling…Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wiring at south wa…Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical outlet/switch at south wall in the 4th room from…Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch assembly at security door at building front in the en…Nov Sent Out | Sep 25, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 137-40 242 Street
16 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 137-40 242 Street compares in 11422
PulseCities tracks 6,881 lots in 11422, of which 83 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 462 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11422 scores 39.5 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 48 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Rosedale →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 4 other addresses on tax block 13237 in Queens. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 137-40 242 Street
Who owns 137-40 242 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 137-40 242 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 137-40 242 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 137-40 242 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 137-40 242 Street?
No executed eviction at 137-40 242 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 137-40 242 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 137-40 242 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 137-40 242 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $39K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 137-40 242 Street?
11422 (Rosedale) scores 39.5 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.