117-14 Union Turnpike

117-14 Union Turnpike in Kew Gardens, Queens, has 35 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 5 of 108 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 108 units · Built 1923

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 79/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 5 of 108 units are rent-stabilized; 11 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (35 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (7 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)

35 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 8 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 49 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-06-29. Newest violation issued 2023-09-08. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS. (apt DE3), issued 2023-06-28. HPD violation 16070352
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. : CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES. (apt DE3), issued 2023-06-28. HPD violation 16070351
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT DA3, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt DA3), issued 2021-08-16. HPD violation 14489302
• Class B: Lead paint hazard, basement. , 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BBB1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BBB1), issued 2023-09-06. HPD violation 16209732
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL AND CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT DA3, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt DA3), issued 2021-08-16. HPD violation 14489298
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL, WEST WALL, SOUTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE CLOSET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT DA3, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt DA3), issued 2021-08-16. HPD violation 14489300
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT CD1, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''DC'' (apt CD1), issued 2021-04-26. HPD violation 14305887
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BB4, 2nd STORY (apt BB4), issued 2008-09-23. HPD violation 7479111

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

7 open DOB violations. 46 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

5 of 108 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: 5 in 2024, 11 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: KEW GARDENS TERRACE OWNERS CORP.. Head officer: DEREK ALEXANDER. Managing agent: FirstService Residential. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 27, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4033160010, HPD building ID 700353. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E, F), 6 min walk
• 75 Av (E, F), 9 min walk
• Briarwood (E, F), 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.