144-36 71st Avenue

144-36 71st Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, has 25 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 3 of 26 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

Co-op · Multi-family walk-up · 26 units · Built 1949

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: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 7 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 3 of 26 units are rent-stabilized; 5 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (25 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 14, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 11 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 43 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-02-23. Newest violation issued 2024-02-29. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING (APPROX. 25 SQ FT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT GROUND, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt GROUND), issued 2022-02-23. HPD violation 14883975
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CLOSET DOOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 7A), issued 2022-06-21. HPD violation 15208134
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 7A), issued 2022-06-21. HPD violation 15208130
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 7A), issued 2022-06-21. HPD violation 15208131
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 7A), issued 2022-06-21. HPD violation 15208133
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit (hallway). , 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2022-06-21. HPD violation 15208135
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). ; MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT GROUND, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt GROUND), issued 2022-02-23. HPD violation 14883978
• Class B: 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 GROUND, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt GROUND), issued 2022-02-23. HPD violation 14883977

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 28 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. 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

3 of 26 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: 3 in 2024, 5 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: QUEENS GARDENS OWNERS. Head officer: MITCH HOCHHAUSER. Managing agent: QUEENS QUALITY MANAGEMENT. This owner has 7 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 8, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4066580039, HPD building ID 846216. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E, F), 22 min walk
• 75 Av (E, F), 22 min walk
• Briarwood (E, F), 26 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.