18-26 Redfern Avenue, Queens: Violations and Building Information

About 18-26 Redfern Avenue

18-26 Redfern Avenue is a building in Queens.

Programmes and lists

HDFC (Article XI) · Class B / SRO rooms · Rent-stabilised units · LL97 Article 321 · LL87 energy audit · LL88 lighting

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From the city’s tax-lot records (DCP PLUTO), DOF, HPD, DOB and HUD programme lists. Zoning map for this lot.

NYC rules that apply here

Based on the building’s size, age and type. These apply whether or not anything is open.

• HDFC (Article XI)A Housing Development Fund Corporation under Article XI of the NY Private Housing Finance Law: usually a limited-equity co-op that the city sold to its tenants, or a non-profit-owned affordable building. Run by a resident board, usually volunteers, so the compliance calendar is the board’s job and often falls behind. The property-tax exemption is tied to a regulatory agreement with HPD, which can step in if the building is mismanaged or in distress.
• Class B / SRO roomsHPD records lawful Class B (rooming or single-room-occupancy) units here. Single-room-occupancy buildings need HPD’s Certification of No Harassment before DOB approves most demolition or alteration work. Rooms in older SRO buildings are commonly rent-stabilised.
• Rent-stabilised unitsThe DOF property tax bill lists rent-stabilised units in this building. Every stabilised unit must be registered with DHCR each year, with the rent roll. Increases follow the Rent Guidelines Board; leases, renewals and riders use the required forms.
• LL97 Article 321On DOB’s Local Law 97 list under Article 321 (certain affordable housing and houses of worship). Instead of yearly caps, a one-time compliance: the listed prescriptive energy measures, or meeting the 2030 limits, documented in a report to DOB. The report was due in 2025; DOB issues violations to buildings that did not file.
• LL87 energy auditOn DOB’s Local Law 87 list: an energy audit and retro-commissioning report every ten years, the year set by the block number’s last digit.
• LL88 lightingOn DOB’s Local Law 88 list: lighting in non-residential and common spaces had to meet code by January 1, 2025 (and tenant submeters in the largest buildings), with a report to DOB.
• Gas piping inspection every four years (Local Law 152)Every building except one- and two-family homes; the year depends on the community district. Read the guide