Worst buildings in Howard Beach, Queens
149-02 85th Street has the most open HPD violations per 10 units of any graded rental building with 6 or more units in Howard Beach: 59.1 per 10 units, 65 open in all, 9 of them class C.
Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units, ranked by open NYC HPD housing code violations per 10 units, the same rule as the citywide list. Co-ops, condos and public housing (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. Class C means immediately hazardous. Records as of Oct 26, 2026.
| # | Address | Units | Open per 10 units | Open violations | Grade | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 149-02 85th Street | 11 | 59.1 | 65 (9 class C) | F | 84-14 149TH LLC |
| 2 | 151-23 79th Street | 6 | 28.3 | 17 (1 class C) | D | Not on file |
| 3 | 89-14 South Conduit Avenue | 6 | 23.3 | 14 (3 class C) | D | S. CONDUIT LLC |
| 4 | 151-21 79th Street | 6 | 18.3 | 11 (5 class C) | F | Not on file |
| 5 | 155-08 79th Street | 6 | 6.7 | 4 (1 class C) | C | OMEGAUS LLC |
| 6 | 102-28 159th Road | 8 | 6.3 | 5 (0 class C) | C | 5 COLEMAN SQUARE LLC |
| 7 | 151-19 79th Street | 6 | 5 | 3 (0 class C) | B | Not on file |
| 8 | 151-32 80th Street | 6 | 3.3 | 2 (0 class C) | A | Not on file |
| 9 | 151-15 79th Street | 6 | 3.3 | 2 (0 class C) | A | TENNIS COURT APARTS INC |
| 10 | 155-10 79th Street | 6 | 3.3 | 2 (0 class C) | B | OMEGAUS LLC |
| 11 | 151-24 80th Street | 6 | 1.7 | 1 (1 class C) | C | Not on file |
The full list for Howard Beach, up to 100 buildings. Each row is the record, not a verdict.
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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.