54-17 Metropolitan Avenue

54-17 Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, has 16 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 8 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 69 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2004-08-25. Newest violation issued 2026-05-07.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 4; MISSING ONE WAY SCREWS , METAL SIDE PLATES AND WINDOW STOPS IN 2 A/C ,2 GAURDS MISSING ONE WAY SCREWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2019-07-16. HPD violation 13169364
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 5th room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS SECONDARY EGRESS DOOR IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2019-07-16. HPD violation 13169368
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2019-07-16. HPD violation 13169366
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE EXTERIOR WOOD SIDING ON EAST SIDE OF BUILDING, issued 2018-05-18. HPD violation 12385443
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BUCKLING CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2004-08-25. HPD violation 5078653
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-07. HPD violation 18905563
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-12. HPD violation 18021525
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2024-04-15. HPD violation 16889169

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ZSOLT MAKAI. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 23, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4026390017, HPD building ID 679902. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Forest Av (M), 14 min walk
• Seneca Av (M), 15 min walk
• DeKalb Av (L), 16 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.