Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Elmhurst
105 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 47 apartments here are rent stabilized.
40-19 79TH STREET · 48 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 47 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 7 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 105 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
105 violations the city still lists as unresolved
105 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3 months.
- Pests16
- Disrepair15
- Fire & life safety12
- Paint / plaster12
- Water leak11
- Lead paint9
- Mold9
- Other8
- Plumbing7
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-08-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.