119-30 Metropolitan Avenue

119-30 Metropolitan Avenue in Kew Gardens, 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 · 1 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 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 25 buildings' registrations; 12 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 (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)

7 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-06-06. Newest violation issued 2024-08-27. 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: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt SECOND), issued 2024-04-29. HPD violation 16927735
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 1 SQUARE FOOT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16927734 ISSUED 26-APR-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt SECOND), issued 2024-08-27. HPD violation 17232919
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt SECOND), issued 2024-08-05. HPD violation 17161744
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CEILING IN KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 6160406
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CASING AT WINDOWS IN EAST ROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 6160400
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt SECOND), issued 2024-08-05. HPD violation 17161746
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt SECOND), issued 2024-04-30. HPD violation 16945038

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years.

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation 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: 119 METRO LLC. Head officer: JOSEPH COHEN. Managing agent: 119 METRO LLC. This owner has 25 buildings on record, 12 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4092310011, HPD building ID 679748. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 121 St (J, Z), 8 min walk
• Briarwood (E, F), 12 min walk
• Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E, F), 12 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.