118-18 Metropolitan Avenue

118-18 Metropolitan Avenue in Kew Gardens, Queens, has 27 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and 84 of 85 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (77/100).

Multi-family elevator · 85 units · Built 1928

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 77/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• 84 of 85 units are rent-stabilized; 79 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (27 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 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)

27 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 70 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-06. Newest violation issued 2025-12-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 163 days from issue to close for the 9 violations closed in the last 12 months.

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18276721
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18276722
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (roof). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISITING OF PUSH PADDLE ALARM LATCHING DEVICES AT SOUTH BULKHEAD DOOR AT ROOF, issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18276728
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (roof). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISITING OF PUSH PADDLE ALARM LATCHING DEVICES AT WEST BULKHEAD DOOR AT ROOF, issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18276727
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (roof). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISITING OF PUSH PADDLE ALARM LATCHING DEVICES AT EAST BULKHEAD DOOR AT ROOF, issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18276725
• 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 1N, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1N), issued 2025-10-06. HPD violation 18276700
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1N, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1N), issued 2025-10-06. HPD violation 18276701
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd closet from the west, north wall, 3rd room from the east, 6th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 2nd CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR, 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''1818'', AT EAST (apt 6A), issued 2025-04-10. HPD violation 17824234

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

84 of 85 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: 84 in 2024, 79 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MINTAN REALTY LLC. Head officer: LEA MASWARY. Managing agent: METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4033220001, HPD building ID 532420. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 121 St (J, Z), 11 min walk
• Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E, F), 11 min walk
• 111 St (J), 13 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.