179a Beach 26th Street

179a Beach 26th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens, has 8 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 1 units · Built 1935

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 9 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 (8 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2008-08-13. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. 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: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN, BATHROOM 1ST STY APT., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4207897
• Class C: Electrical defect. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT 1ST STY APT. D36545., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4207903
• Class C: Plumbing defect. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET 1ST STY APT. D36545, issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4207905
• Class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE TEMPORARY SECURING OF ALL ACCESSIBLE OPENING ON VACANT BUILDING. ER-1, #428486., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4207949
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR - 1ST STY. APT., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4207926
• Class B: Broken window or sash. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS UPPER AND LOWER SASH FRONT WINDOW FRONT ROOM WEST D36545., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4207908
• Class B: Broken window or sash. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS LOWER SASH FRONT ROOM FRONT WINDOW D36545, issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4207911
• Class B: Broken window or sash. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SASH FRONT SOUTH WINDOW APT. FRONT ROOM., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4207940

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: RICHARD A GEORGE. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4158180148, HPD building ID 632010. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beach 25 St (A), 8 min walk
• Beach 36 St (A), 9 min walk
• Far Rockaway-Mott Av (A), 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.