164-20 Highland Avenue

164-20 Highland Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, has 45 open HPD violations, 21 of them class C, and 4 of 165 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (76/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 165 units · Built 1958

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, 76/100)

• 21 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 4 of 165 units are rent-stabilized; 9 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (45 open, 21 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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)

45 open violations: 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 108 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-22. Newest violation issued 2026-09-22.

8 closed in the last 90 days. Median 679 days from issue to close for the 26 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 1P, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1P), issued 2024-10-28. HPD violation 17378282
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1P, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1P), issued 2024-10-25. HPD violation 17373383
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the north, east wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1P, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1P), issued 2024-10-25. HPD violation 17378201
• Class C: 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 1P, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1P), issued 2024-10-25. HPD violation 17373384
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 7th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ AT CEILING, WEST WALL, SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 8E, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 8E), issued 2024-08-19. HPD violation 17204785
• Class C: Mold, bathroom, 7th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30SQ FT AT ALL WALLS AND CEING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 8E, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 8E), issued 2024-08-13. HPD violation 17189982
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS. (apt 5C), issued 2022-07-18. HPD violation 15266867
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. : 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. (apt 5C), issued 2022-07-18. HPD violation 15266866

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 22 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (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: 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. 6 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

4 executed evictions in the last 3 years (5 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

4 of 165 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: 4 in 2024, 9 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: HIGHLANDER HALL OWNERS INC.. Head officer: GINA M DAMOULIS. Managing agent: ORSID REALTY CORP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4098360022, HPD building ID 663005. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 169 St (F), 6 min walk
• Parsons Blvd (F), 6 min walk
• Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E, J, Z), 11 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.