56-21 Metropolitan Avenue

56-21 Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, has 7 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 3 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (7 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2013-12-16. Newest violation issued 2013-12-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2013. 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: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ON ENTRANCE DOOR. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY (apt 3FL), issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064293
• Class B: Broken window or sash (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS IN THE SKYLIGHT OVER 3STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064300
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 2STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064302
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 1STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064304
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT VESTIBULE 1STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064306
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING AT VESTIBULE 1STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064308
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector (hallway). SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING. AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2013-12-16. HPD violation 10064310

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: SLAWOMIR BAGINSKI. Managing agent: SLAWOMIR BAGINSKI. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4026460011, HPD building ID 679943. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Forest Av (M), 13 min walk
• Seneca Av (M), 14 min walk
• Fresh Pond Rd (M), 14 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.