Skip to content
ViolationScout28 certifications filed against 6 new Class C in the last 180 days.Your building
Buildings137-20 45 Avenue, QueensCurrent through

137-20 45th Ave, Queens

BBL 4-05146-0026

Built
1963
Floors
6
Residential units
149
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
39,000 sq ft
Floor area
190,510 sq ft
Last sale
$21,054,348

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 23 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 3 años abierta, desde el 1 de agosto de 2023.

Open now, most hazardous first

  1. 14

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

    Oldest open since

    Get these certified
  2. 9

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Mold.

    See the 9

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 28 certifications filed against 6 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 61 Class C violations: 60 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 23 open HPD violations run from April 1, 2024 to October 27, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

Is this your building?

14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 1, 2023.

A firm we work with can take these on. We reply within one business day with the firm's name. You decide whether to talk to them. One firm, not a list.

Your details stay with us, and go only to the one firm you are introduced to. No lists, no resale.

¿Es su edificio? Déjenos un correo o un teléfono. Leemos cada solicitud.

See everything first: the building report, $19

Or file it yourself: what it can hold up, and how correction is filed

The case file on a building like this names who is responsible on HPD's registration and how to reach them. We prepare them for firms on our pilot, ranked by how much hazardous work is open.

Get leads for your boroughs

The building report reads this record for you: every open violation in the city's own words, what each status means, and how the building compares with others its size. Usually ready within 15 minutes of payment.

Get the report, $19

HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

For a letter to your landlord or a housing court case, the report lists every open violation here, each in the city's own words with the date on its notice. Get the report, $19

Open Class C, week by week
14 on September 24, 2026 and 14 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
7 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $625 in penalties imposed.
  • June 5, 2026, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation.
  • December 4, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. In violation.
  • December 4, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. In violation, $625 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 7 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 7, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

Housing court
16 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them tenant actions.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 14, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed November 18, 2025 (inspection cycle 10). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2006, 2011 and 2018, and SWARMP in 2022. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued March 27, 2025, for General Construction work.
  • General Construction, issued March 27, 2025, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued March 14, 2025, signed off.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 96 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 December 29, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed April 23, 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).
Tax exemption
Has an Article XI tax exemption (DOF 2026/27 roll).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened December 27, 2023, awarded for $2,000.

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 C14 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationCIV14 mailed19189497
Vermin / InfestationCIV14 mailed19189494
CIV14 mailed19166978Flushing Preservation LP
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19045385Flushing Preservation LP
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19045380Flushing Preservation LP
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19014279Flushing Preservation LP
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18049227
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18049226
MoldDefect letter sent17406088
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17171129
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B9 open most often Mold
Notice sent19189500
Notice sent19189498
Notice sent19189496
Notice sent19189495
Certified on time19166983Flushing Preservation LP
Not complied with19045382Flushing Preservation LP
MoldDefect letter sent16683787
MoldDefect letter sent16683765
Not complied with16662781

The full report on 137-20 45th Ave, Queens

Get the report on 137-20 45th Ave, Queens, $19 See a sample report

Usually ready within 15 minutes of payment, on your order page and by email. If it tells you nothing you did not already know, reply and we refund it.

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

Vermin and pests in Queens

Other buildings on this tax block

Nearby buildings

Questions about this building

Does 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens had 23 open violations on October 10, 2026: 23 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 3 years, since August 1, 2023.

Is 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 28 certifications filed against 6 new Class C in the last 180 days. 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 61 Class C violations: 60 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. 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.

Has 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens been in housing court?

Yes. 16 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them tenant actions. 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 14, 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened December 27, 2023, awarded for $2,000. 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens?

Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed November 18, 2025 (inspection cycle 10). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2006, 2011 and 2018, and SWARMP in 2022. 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens?

ENERGY STAR score 96 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens last inspected?

On December 29, 2025. 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens last file its bedbug report?

On April 23, 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 137-20 45 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 137-20 45 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.

Does 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens have a property tax exemption?

The building has an Article XI tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1963 as the year 137-20 45 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 137-20 45 Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 149 residential units at 137-20 45 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, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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.

Cite this page

ViolationScout, 137-20 45th Ave, Queens: 149 units, 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/137-20-45-avenue-queens

How we count: /method.

Is this your building?