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138-70 Elder Ave, Queens

BBL 4-05145-0055

Built
1963
Floors
6
Residential units
126
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R7-1
Lot area
40,513 sq ft
Floor area
130,326 sq ft

En español: 12 violaciones abiertas, ninguna de Clase C. La más antigua del HPD lleva 28 años abierta, desde el 20 de octubre de 1997.

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  1. 2

    Class B, hazardous

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  2. 10

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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

The original certify-by dates on the 2 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was June 5, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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12 open violations, 2 OATH hearings starting October 13, 2026, and no facade report filed for inspection cycle 9. The oldest open HPD violation was filed October 20, 1997.

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OATH hearings
2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 13, 2026.
OATH/ECB summonses
23 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $61,080 in penalties imposed. 10 of them are still active, the same 10 listed under OATH/ECB. 10 judgments docketed, the latest on August 31, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • July 29, 2026, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • June 29, 2026, DOB: Pedestrian protection does not meet code specifications. Adjourned, $2,400 penalty imposed.
  • June 29, 2026, DOB: Work does not conform to approved construction documents amendments. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 23 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 23, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
19 active DOB violations. The newest was issued March 5, 2025.
Housing court
4 housing court cases here since 2008.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 23, 2026.
DOB facade
No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2006, Safe in 2007, and Unsafe in 2012 and 2017. Need this filed?
DOB permits
2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued September 28, 2026.
  • General Construction, issued September 28, 2026, in effect until March 8, 2027.
  • Suspended Scaffold, issued April 16, 2026, in effect until February 28, 2027.
  • Supported Scaffold, issued October 16, 2025, expired October 6, 2026.

The newest 3 of 10 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 10, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Local Law 97
Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected April 30, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed January 6, 2026, 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).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 17, 2023, awarded for $1,295.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class B2 open
Notice sent18789641THE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
Notice sent18659164THE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
OATH/ECB10 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Found in violation39198257PTHE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39555934XTHE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
Class 2Hearing pending35726960HTHE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
Local Law, Class 2Decided by default37036442MTHE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
Class 1Found in violation35717817KTHE LAFAYETTE APARTMENTS INC.
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35687041H
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35686517J
Construction, Class 2Found in violation39531985J
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35683749P
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37026049R

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Questions about this building

Does 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens had 12 open violations on October 10, 2026: 10 from OATH/ECB and 2 from HPD. None is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 28 years, since October 20, 1997.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 138-70 Elder 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 13, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 19 active DOB violations. The newest was issued March 5, 2025. 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens been in housing court?

Yes. 4 housing court cases here since 2008. 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 23, 2026. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 17, 2023, awarded for $1,295. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens?

No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2006, Safe in 2007, and Unsafe in 2012 and 2017. 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.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens?

Yes. 2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued September 28, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When was the boiler at 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens last inspected?

On April 30, 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens last file its bedbug report?

On January 6, 2026, 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (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 138-70 Elder 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1963 as the year 138-70 Elder 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 138-70 Elder Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 126 residential units at 138-70 Elder 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 hearing dates, 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, HPD emergency repair orders, 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 hearing dates, 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, HPD emergency repair orders, 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, 138-70 Elder Ave, Queens: 126 units, 12 open violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/138-70-elder-avenue-queens

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