451 Beach 72nd Street

451 Beach 72nd Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens, has 18 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (18 open, 2 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

18 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-01-03. Newest violation issued 2008-02-20. 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, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2008-02-20. HPD violation 7148326
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERRATED LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2006-01-03. HPD violation 5920681
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR FRAME LOCK SIDE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2008-02-20. HPD violation 7148329
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRIC OUT LETS SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2008-02-20. HPD violation 7148328
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAS-RANGE OVEN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2008-02-20. HPD violation 7148327
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2008-02-01. HPD violation 7125611
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OVEN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2007-04-03. HPD violation 6675735
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN BATHROOM IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2006-01-09. HPD violation 5931925

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: VBX-4.16067.32/33, LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4160670033, HPD building ID 633523. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beach 67 St (A), 6 min walk
• Beach 60 St (A), 13 min walk
• Beach 90 St (A, S), 16 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.