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42-40 Bowne Street

QUEENS, NY 11355 BBL 4051850043 78 units · 6 floors · 1956

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Flushing
Above average
avg 13.3
18
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 18 recorded HPD violations, above the Flushing average of 13.3.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 42-40 Bowne Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1956
6 or more units
78 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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How 42-40 Bowne Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
14th percentile

Out of 2007 buildings in this neighborhood, 281 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
24.3%
No serious
violations
55.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
20.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

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What's in the 42-40 Bowne Street report

Building characteristics
Total units78
Floors6
Year built1956
Gross area72,300 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

42-40 Bowne Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Bowne House Owners Corp.
Address
42-73 Main Street 103
Flushing, NY 11355
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The story over time

42-40 Bowne Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Permit Jun 08
Renewal Permit Without Changes · Sidewalk Shed
Permit Issued
Permit May 12
Initial Permit · General Construction

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