East Elmhurst, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

East Elmhurst, Queens, has 577 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 28, 2026. By grade: 295 A, 34 B, 121 C, 82 D and 45 F. The median building has 2 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 438 of its 8,750 residential units (5%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (238), unsanitary condition (161), and plumbing (76).

East Elmhurst by the numbers

4,468 residential buildings (8,750 units) on record. 8,645 open HPD violations (1,400 class C, immediately hazardous). 649 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 79 executed evictions in 3 years, 19 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 22 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in East Elmhurst

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 31-44 103rd Street: 110 open violations per 10 units (66 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 25-33 94th Street: 105 open violations per 10 units (63 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 25-31/33 94 ST LLC
  3. 103-08 Astoria Boulevard: 88.3 open violations per 10 units (53 open, 6 units), grade F
  4. 94-20 Astoria Boulevard: 73.7 open violations per 10 units (280 open, 38 units), grade F, owner: 94-20 SOJO GARDEN APTS LLC
  5. 26-39 96th Street: 53.3 open violations per 10 units (32 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner

Best five in East Elmhurst

Rental buildings graded A or B with 6 or more units and a current HPD registration, ordered by the housing-code violations HPD issued per 10 units in the last 3 years, then 311 housing complaints per 10 units in the last 12 months, then class C (immediately hazardous) violations issued in 3 years, then the median days HPD took to close a violation in the last 12 months. Size is never a tie-breaker. Co-ops, condos and public housing (NYCHA) are left out. At least 5 years of record. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 32-33a Junction Boulevard: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (6 units, built 2006), grade A, owner: JUNCTION BLVD TOWERS INC
  2. 32-37 Junction Boulevard: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (6 units, built 2006), grade A, owner: JUNCTION BLVD TOWERS INC
  3. Astoria Boulevard: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (62 units, built 1991), grade A, owner: ASTORIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (City program owner (HDFC))
  4. 103-21 Northern Boulevard: 1.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (10 units, built 2015), grade A, owner: 103-21 NORTHERN LLC
  5. 26-04 93rd Street: 1.4 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (22 units, built 1927), grade A, owner: 26-04 93RD STREET REALTY CORP

Largest landlords in East Elmhurst

By units in East Elmhurst, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. GEORGE NUNEZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 84 units in 1 building
  2. ARI BENEDICT (head officer on HPD registrations): 78 units in 1 building
  3. MICHAEL WEISS (head officer on HPD registrations): 62 units in 1 building
  4. SHARON KAHEN (head officer on HPD registrations): 42 units in 9 buildings
  5. Colleen McEntee (head officer on HPD registrations): 7 units in 4 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.