65-61 Saunders Street

65-61 Saunders Street in Forest Hills, Queens, has 28 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 121 of 178 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (71/100).

Multi-family elevator · 178 units · Built 1948

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 71/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 3 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 121 of 178 units are rent-stabilized; 147 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (28 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (3 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

28 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 18 class A. 31 issued in the last 12 months. 283 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-06-01. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

15 closed in the last 90 days. Median 89 days from issue to close for the 31 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 8th floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT APT8L, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''CENTER'' (apt APT8L), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19180839
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd closet from the south, west wall, 1st room from the east, 8th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 3rd CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR, 1st DOOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT APT8L, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''CENTER'' (apt APT8L), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19180657
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 8th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8I, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 8I), issued 2026-08-24. HPD violation 19156426
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, bedroom, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd BEDROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY (apt 6C), issued 2026-01-15. HPD violation 18570459
• Class C: Mold, 2nd room from the north, 6th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQUARE FEET AT ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY (apt 6C), issued 2026-01-15. HPD violation 18570462
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, floor, 2nd room from the east, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD AT FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''A-H'' (apt 6C), issued 2025-09-19. HPD violation 18231836
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the east, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6C), issued 2023-06-01. HPD violation 16012689
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the north, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6C), issued 2025-06-13. HPD violation 17976478

311 housing complaints

21 in the last 12 months, 83 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (12), Heat/Hot Water (3), Door/Window (2), Paint/Plaster (2), Elevator (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 3 infested units in 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: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

121 of 178 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 121 in 2024, 147 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 65-61 SAUNDERS ST. ASSOCIATES LLC. Head officer: JACOB WEINREB. Managing agent: SLAWOMIR PIROG. This owner has 17 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4030860040, HPD building ID 693795. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 67 Av (M, R), 5 min walk
• 63 Dr-Rego Park (M, R), 6 min walk
• Woodhaven Blvd (M, R), 15 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 2026-10-27.