69-42 Jewel Avenue

69-42 Jewel Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, has 57 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 22 of 280 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (84/100).

Co-op · Multi-family walk-up · 280 units · Built 1950

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, 84/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 22 of 280 units are rent-stabilized; 37 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Low (57 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 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)

57 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 21 class A. 7 issued in the last 12 months. 64 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2003-01-13. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

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

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt A), issued 2025-03-18. HPD violation 17765072
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR . IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A), issued 2022-06-13. HPD violation 15198128
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY (apt 1A), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 6017717
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A), issued 2006-06-28. HPD violation 6230465
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS / CEILING CORNER APARTMENT A.KA 137-11 JEWEL AVENUE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY (apt 1A), issued 2004-01-26. HPD violation 4834352
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST ROOM CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY (apt 1A), issued 2004-01-26. HPD violation 4834351
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2026-02-20. HPD violation 18655624
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2026-02-17. HPD violation 18642421

311 housing complaints

8 in the last 12 months, 37 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (1).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 6 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

22 of 280 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: 22 in 2024, 37 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: HYDE PARK OWNERS CORP.. Head officer: CAROL SORENSEN. Managing agent: METRO MANAGEMENT DEV.. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4064940003, HPD building ID 810864. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 75 Av (E, F), 18 min walk
• Forest Hills-71 Av (E, F, M, R), 19 min walk
• Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E, F), 21 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.