164-39 96th Street

164-39 96th Street in Howard Beach, Queens, has 5 open HPD violations, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1960

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 5 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

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

• Repairs: High (5 open), 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 7 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-04-24. Newest violation issued 2015-04-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2015. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAS BURNERS AT STOVE TOP IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT TOPFL, 2nd STORY (apt TOPFL), issued 2015-04-24. HPD violation 10684966
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAS OVEN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT TOPFL, 2nd STORY (apt TOPFL), issued 2015-04-24. HPD violation 10685153
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH COUNTER BALANCE AT WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT TOPFL, 2nd STORY (apt TOPFL), issued 2015-04-24. HPD violation 10685170
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER SASH COUINTER BALANCE AT WINDOW IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT TOPFL, 2nd STORY (apt TOPFL), issued 2015-04-24. HPD violation 10685191
• Class A: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT LOWER SASH WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT TOPFL, 2nd STORY (apt TOPFL), issued 2015-04-24. HPD violation 10684980

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: LIMA, VINCENZO. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4142100042, HPD building ID 506530. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Howard Beach-JFK Airport (A), 15 min walk
• Aqueduct-N Conduit Av (A), 25 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.