118-41 Metropolitan Avenue

118-41 Metropolitan Avenue in Kew Gardens, Queens, has 25 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 19 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1926

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 9 buildings' registrations; 5 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 19 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 20 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (25 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A. 25 issued in the last 12 months. 111 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-10-19. Newest violation issued 2026-08-11.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 62 days from issue to close for the 17 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2E), issued 2026-08-11. HPD violation 19132190
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2E), issued 2026-05-19. HPD violation 18936558
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. (H) AND 27-2056.17 ADM CODE -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., issued 2026-01-21. HPD violation 18591083
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS., issued 2026-01-21. HPD violation 18591084
• Class C: -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER (apt 1E), issued 2016-10-18. HPD violation 11437357
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2E), issued 2026-08-11. HPD violation 19132177
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, foyer, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2E), issued 2026-08-11. HPD violation 19132180
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2E), issued 2026-08-11. HPD violation 19132194

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Paint/Plaster (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

19 of 20 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: 19 in 2024, 20 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: METRO 1818 LLC. Head officer: DAVID SIMHAEE. Managing agent: DAVID SIMHAEE. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4033290070, HPD building ID 679731. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 121 St (J, Z), 10 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 2026-10-28.