Elmhurst, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Elmhurst, Queens, has 3,671 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 2,272 A, 300 B, 554 C, 382 D and 163 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 10,167 of its 43,268 residential units (23%) 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 (3,165), unsanitary condition (1,179), and plumbing (553).

Elmhurst by the numbers

11,199 residential buildings (43,268 units) on record. 30,069 open HPD violations (5,747 class C, immediately hazardous). 6,105 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 382 executed evictions in 3 years, 418 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 270 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in 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. 87-01 51st Avenue: 500 open violations per 10 units (300 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 91-18 43rd Avenue: 128.6 open violations per 10 units (90 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: 9118 43AVE REALTY LLC
  3. 41-36 Gleane Street: 117 open violations per 10 units (117 open, 10 units), grade F
  4. 31-44 103rd Street: 110 open violations per 10 units (66 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  5. 25-33 94th Street: 105 open violations per 10 units (63 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 25-31/33 94 ST LLC

Best five in Elmhurst

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 82-33 Queens Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 53 units), grade A, owner: WWJ Group Inc
  2. 73-01 41st Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 41 units), grade A, owner: NEWTOWN-MORRISON REALTY CORP
  3. 41-72 Lamont Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: MOLEE INC
  4. 42-41 Judge Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: 42-41 JUDGE LLC
  5. 103-21 Northern Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: 103-21 NORTHERN LLC

Largest landlords in Elmhurst

By units in 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. RUBIN SCHRON (head officer on HPD registrations): 591 units in 5 buildings
  2. BENJAMIN WERBER (head officer on HPD registrations): 518 units in 7 buildings
  3. MARGARET BRUNN (head officer on HPD registrations): 508 units in 7 buildings
  4. JONAH ROSENBERG (head officer on HPD registrations): 399 units in 7 buildings
  5. Joel Weiner (head officer on HPD registrations): 363 units in 6 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.