Flushing, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Flushing, Queens, has 2,488 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 1,651 A, 251 B, 301 C, 191 D and 94 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 14,276 of its 64,097 residential units (22%) 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 (3,637), unsanitary condition (1,056), and plumbing (714).

Flushing by the numbers

13,543 residential buildings (64,097 units) on record. 21,826 open HPD violations (4,484 class C, immediately hazardous). 6,557 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 451 executed evictions in 3 years, 428 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 333 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Flushing

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. 142-15 Cherry Avenue: 72.5 open violations per 10 units (145 open, 20 units), grade F, owner: RELMO 14215 HOLDINGS LP
  2. 147-15a 45th Avenue: 71.4 open violations per 10 units (100 open, 14 units), grade F, owner: KEPIK LLC
  3. 158-17 Sanford Avenue: 68 open violations per 10 units (136 open, 20 units), grade F, owner: ENIGM SANFORD LLC
  4. 144-40 Roosevelt Avenue: 66.2 open violations per 10 units (139 open, 21 units), grade F, owner: Z & H REALTY LLC
  5. 132-39 Pople Avenue: 64.7 open violations per 10 units (97 open, 15 units), grade D, owner: R&J RICHMAN LLC

Best five in Flushing

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. 140-32 Cherry Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 24 units), grade A, owner: 140-32 CHERRY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
  2. 144-69 Barclay Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 23 units), grade A
  3. 36-23 172nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 18 units), grade A, owner: 5848 Realty LLC
  4. 36-40 169th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A
  5. 35-20 149th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 14 units), grade A, owner: MAXIM EQUITY LLC

Largest landlords in Flushing

By units in Flushing, 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. PETER LEHR (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,495 units in 5 buildings
  2. WILLIAM BRAKE (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,023 units in 4 buildings
  3. Lisa Trub (head officer on HPD registrations): 747 units in 6 buildings
  4. MARGARET BRUNN (head officer on HPD registrations): 700 units in 8 buildings
  5. EDWARD KALIKOW (head officer on HPD registrations): 527 units in 5 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.