145-26 20th Avenue

145-26 20th Avenue in Whitestone, Queens, has 5 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 5 units · Built 1950

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 5 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner has 6 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 7 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (5 open), 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-05-14. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-02-20. HPD violation 16679904
• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE EAST YARD, issued 2018-05-14. HPD violation 12382043
• 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 2026-05-06. HPD violation 18895184
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-02-20. HPD violation 16679905
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-02-20. HPD violation 16679906

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years.

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: JAMES WOODS. This owner has 6 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 9, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 4046310020, HPD building ID 405200. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

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.