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144-20 38th Ave, Queens

BBL 4-05024-0019

Built
1969
Floors
6
Residential units
71
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
26,493 sq ft
Floor area
62,367 sq ft

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 3 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 10 años abierta, desde el 17 de septiembre de 2016.

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  1. 2

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    Oldest open since

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  2. 1

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 25 Class C violations, all 25 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The earliest original certify-by date on the 3 open HPD violations is October 29, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C and a facade rated SWARMP. The oldest open HPD violation was filed September 17, 2016.

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Open Class C, week by week
None on September 24, 2026 and 2 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
5 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $1,550 in penalties imposed.
  • February 11, 2026, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation.
  • December 8, 2025, FDNY: Inspection and testing. In violation.
  • April 28, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 5 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 5, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 22, 2022.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2010.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 12, 2025.
DOB facade
Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed January 3, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2008, and Safe in 2013 and 2017. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 3 work permits here, the newest issued June 27, 2022, for Supported Scaffold work.
  • Supported Scaffold, issued June 27, 2022, signed off.
  • Supported Scaffold, issued June 27, 2022, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued June 22, 2022, signed off.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 49 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected January 16, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 30, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C2 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationCIV14 mailed19263976
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19251426
Class B1 open
Notice sent19251427

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens had 3 open violations on October 10, 2026: 3 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 10 years, since September 17, 2016.

Is 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 25 Class C violations, all 25 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 22, 2022. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2010. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 12, 2025. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens?

Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed January 3, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2008, and Safe in 2013 and 2017. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens?

ENERGY STAR score 49 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens last inspected?

On January 16, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens last file its bedbug report?

On December 30, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1969 as the year 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 71 residential units at 144-20 38 Avenue, Queens. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 144-20 38th Ave, Queens: 71 units, 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/144-20-38-avenue-queens

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