36-20 168th Street

36-20 168th Street in Flushing, Queens, has 8 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 1 of 78 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Condo · Multi-family elevator · 78 units · Built 1937

A condominium: each apartment has its own owner, so the landlord is an individual unit owner, and the building's record mixes many owners. Condo units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 15 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 1 of 78 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Low (8 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 15 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)

8 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. 8 issued in the last 12 months. 66 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-08-11. Newest violation issued 2026-05-18.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 83 days from issue to close for the 23 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B), issued 2025-12-16. HPD violation 18514223
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING WOOD WEDGE AT FIRE DOOR SEPARATING SECTION AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY, issued 2025-10-21. HPD violation 18312657
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 3B), issued 2025-09-30. HPD violation 18261735
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 3B), issued 2025-09-30. HPD violation 18261736
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4F), issued 2025-08-11. HPD violation 18148483
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B), issued 2025-12-16. HPD violation 18514224
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY. HPD violation 19328873
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY. HPD violation 19328874

311 housing complaints

15 in the last 12 months, 61 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (15).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 1 DOB violation 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

1 of 78 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: 1 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ELBERN APARTMENT CONDO. Head officer: THOMAS FAN. Managing agent: FENCE ASSOCIATES LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 21, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4052947501, HPD building ID 573342. 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.