New buildingOct 7
DOB filing Q01358329-S3
New building at 42-38 78 Street
Approved3 proposed stories
Open filing Building record · BIN 4037869
42-38 78 Street
42-38 78 Street, Queens, NY 11373
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 5 independently sourced records, including 4 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 4037869
42-38 78 Street
Elmhurst, Queens
A consolidated public-record view · updated Oct 7, 2026
- DOB filings
- 5
- Active-status
- 4
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings5
Open or active-status records4
First included filingJan 15, 2026
Latest recorded changeOct 7, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 2.5-story one-family home built in 1925, on a 4,000 sq ft lot.
- Built
- 1925
- Floors
- 2.5
- Residential units
- 1
- Building type
- One-family home
- Land use
- One and two family homes
- Zoning district
- R4
- Lot area
- 4,000 sq ft
- Building area
- 2,158 sq ft
What it sold for
2 apartments on this tax block changed hands in the year the city last published, at a median of $1,738,000.
The property itself last changed hands for $1,235,000 on Dec 18, 2025.
Recorded sale prices from the Department of Finance’s rolling file, covering the year to Aug 31, 2026. Transfers under $10,000 are left out: New York records deed transfers between relatives at a dollar, and those are not sales. No apartment number and no name is carried from either side.
Owner of record
YI SHAN PROPERTY LLC
As the assessment roll records it. Only owners that read as a company are shown here; where the roll names an individual, nothing is published.
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Oct 10, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not any single filing. When the rest of New York went up
Violation record
Are there open violations here?
No open violations are recorded for this building.
Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Oct 9, 2026.
What is recorded here
Multiple filings, one stable building identifier.
New York City's Building Identification Number helps connect filings that may use different application numbers or describe different scopes of work. The records below are grouped because they publish BIN 4037869. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 4 new building, 1 full demolition. Its latest status categories are 4 approved, 1 recorded as completed. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Jan 15, 2026
- Latest recorded change
- Oct 7, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 3 stories
- Highest proposed unit count
- 3 dwelling units
Highest recorded values may come from different filings and must not be combined into one proposed project. Open the individual filings below for their exact scope. Values outside the publication's conservative data-quality bounds are withheld pending source review.
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Recorded history
What has happened at this address?
Every dated event the city has published for this building, from all 5 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Demolition filed01
Full demolition on existing 2-1/2 story detached residence. Filing Q01343168-I1.
- Demolition approved02
Filing Q01343168-I1 reached an approved status.
- New building filed03
Proposed a new 3-story residence for 3-dwelling units. obtain a new certificate of occupancy. Filing Q01358329-I1.
- New building filed04
Installation of structural work as per the plans filed herewith. no change in use, occupacy or egress. Filing Q01358329-S2.
- New building filed05
Installation of soe and foundation work as per the plans filed herewith. no change in use, occupancy or egress. Filing Q01358329-S1.
- New building filed06
Installation plumbing and sprinkler system as per plan filed herewith. no change in use, occupancy or egress. Filing Q01358329-S3.
- New building approved07
Filing Q01358329-S2 reached an approved status.
- New building approved08
Filing Q01358329-S1 reached an approved status.
- New building approved09
Filing Q01358329-S3 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for demolition010
DOB lists a first permit date for Q01343168-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- New building approved011
Filing Q01358329-I1 reached an approved status.
- Demolition signed off012
DOB recorded a sign-off for Q01343168-I1.
- Demolition now completed013
The latest status recorded for Q01343168-I1 is “LOC Issued.”
- Permit recorded for new building014
DOB lists a first permit date for Q01358329-S1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- New building now approved015
The latest status recorded for Q01358329-S1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Permit recorded for new building016
DOB lists a first permit date for Q01358329-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- New building now approved017
The latest status recorded for Q01358329-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Permit recorded for new building018
DOB lists a first permit date for Q01358329-S2. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- New building now approved019
The latest status recorded for Q01358329-S2 is “Permit Entire.”
- Permit recorded for new building020
DOB lists a first permit date for Q01358329-S3. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- New building now approved021
The latest status recorded for Q01358329-S3 is “Permit Issued.”