Kew Gardens, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Kew Gardens, Queens, has 608 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 345 A, 54 B, 109 C, 58 D and 42 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 5,693 of its 24,642 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 (2,039), unsanitary condition (841), and plumbing (457).

Kew Gardens by the numbers

5,038 residential buildings (24,642 units) on record. 12,711 open HPD violations (2,474 class C, immediately hazardous). 4,364 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 259 executed evictions in 3 years, 97 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 151 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Kew Gardens

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. 81-72 Lefferts Boulevard: 115 open violations per 10 units (69 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 81-72 LEFFERTS BOULEVARD PROPERTIES, LLC
  2. 116-16 Audley Street: 87.8 open violations per 10 units (158 open, 18 units), grade F, owner: AUDLEY STREET REALTY LLC
  3. 83-55 Austin Street: 65.8 open violations per 10 units (283 open, 43 units), grade F, owner: 83-55 AUSTIN STREET ASSOC.
  4. 144-32 75th Road: 49.3 open violations per 10 units (69 open, 14 units), grade D, owner: KOMI REALTY LLC
  5. 153-04 75th Avenue: 39 open violations per 10 units (374 open, 96 units), grade F, owner: KEW GARDENS HILLS LLC

Best five in Kew Gardens

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. 124-28 Queens Blvd: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 32 units), grade A, owner: LUCIANO LLC
  2. 119-66 80th Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 27 units), grade A, owner: SAUMIER;HOLDING;CO;INC
  3. 83-10 118th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 79 units), grade A, owner: THE SURREY LLC
  4. 83-61 116th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 32 units), grade A, owner: VP Real Estate Development LLC
  5. 83-68 117th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 23 units), grade A

Largest landlords in Kew Gardens

By units in Kew Gardens, 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. DONALD HASTINGS (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,268 units in 12 buildings
  2. LEONARD ZANGAS (head officer on HPD registrations): 638 units in 4 buildings
  3. MARGARET BRUNN (head officer on HPD registrations): 448 units in 2 buildings
  4. AVI SCHRON (head officer on HPD registrations): 344 units in 4 buildings
  5. OMID Pouratian (head officer on HPD registrations): 252 units in 3 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.