212-29 Hillside Avenue

212-29 Hillside Avenue in Queens Village, Queens, has 2 open HPD violations, and 178 of 180 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (75/100).

Multi-family elevator · 180 units · Built 1963

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 75/100)

• 2 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 19 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 178 of 180 units are rent-stabilized; 180 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (2 open), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: High (19 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

2 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 138 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-03-15. Newest violation issued 2026-05-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 44 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue (basement). , 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION 6 DOCTOR S OFFIES CELLAR CONVERTED TO CLASS A APTS., issued 2023-03-15. HPD violation 278382
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue (basement). , 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION CLASS A APTS INSTALLED CELLAR INCREASING OCCUPANCY FROM 10 TO 18 APTS CONTRARY TO C OF O 159898., issued 2023-03-15. HPD violation 278383

311 housing complaints

7 in the last 12 months, 40 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (5), Unsanitary Condition (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 19 infested units in 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: Owner reported 4 infested, 4 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 9 infested, 9 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 6 infested, 6 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 9 infested, 9 treated, 1 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 24 infested, 192 treated, 2 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

7 executed evictions in the last 3 years (13 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

178 of 180 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: 178 in 2024, 180 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES LLC. Head officer: MICHAEL MASSIMILLA. Managing agent: DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP.. This owner has 8 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 24, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4106810056, HPD building ID 663772. 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 2026-10-27.