Fresh Meadows, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Fresh Meadows, Queens, has 129 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 91 A, 15 B, 14 C, 6 D and 3 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 2,794 of its 8,134 residential units (34%) 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 (125), unsanitary condition (92), and paint and plaster (32).

Fresh Meadows by the numbers

3,608 residential buildings (8,134 units) on record. 1,130 open HPD violations (199 class C, immediately hazardous). 335 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 72 executed evictions in 3 years, 388 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 11 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Fresh Meadows

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. 61-54 Fresh Meadow Lane: 88.8 open violations per 10 units (71 open, 8 units), grade D, owner: 61-54 FRESH MEADWO LA CORP
  2. 193-02 Hor Harding Ep Sr S: 16.2 open violations per 10 units (63 open, 39 units), grade F, owner: FM REALTY CO. OF NY, LLC
  3. 61-13 Utopia Parkway: 4.3 open violations per 10 units (3 open, 7 units), grade A, owner: United 4141 LLC
  4. 61-27 186th Street: 3.5 open violations per 10 units (7 open, 20 units), grade D, owner: MAYFLOWER WENYU LLC
  5. 67-00 192nd Street: 2 open violations per 10 units (44 open, 215 units), grade C, owner: QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS, LLC

Best five in Fresh Meadows

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. 195-00 67th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade B
  2. 188-00 Peck Avenue: 0.6 open violations per 10 units (16 open, 251 units), grade A, owner: QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS, LLC
  3. 194-05 67th Avenue: 0.8 open violations per 10 units (31 open, 410 units), grade C, owner: QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS, LLC
  4. 64-05 186th Lane: 0.9 open violations per 10 units (62 open, 684 units), grade C, owner: QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS, LLC
  5. 188-02 64th Avenue: 1.3 open violations per 10 units (154 open, 1,199 units), grade C, owner: QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS, LLC

Largest landlords in Fresh Meadows

By units in Fresh Meadows, 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. ARI ROSENFELD (head officer on HPD registrations): 3,287 units in 7 buildings
  2. ERIC BLUESTONE (head officer on HPD registrations): 39 units in 1 building

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.