Long Island City, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Long Island City, Queens, has 412 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 244 A, 70 B, 58 C, 26 D and 14 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 12,384 of its 30,057 residential units (41%) 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 (402), unsanitary condition (99), and plumbing (95).

Long Island City by the numbers

665 residential buildings (30,057 units) on record. 2,517 open HPD violations (447 class C, immediately hazardous). 723 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 121 executed evictions in 3 years, 82 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 91 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Long Island City

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. 11-21 47th Road: 620 open violations per 10 units (372 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 11-21-23 47th Rd LLC
  2. 10-32 49th Avenue: 120 open violations per 10 units (72 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1032 49 Ave. Realty LLC
  3. 5-34 47th Road: 81.7 open violations per 10 units (49 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: LAA PROPERTY NY LLC
  4. 21-06 45th Avenue: 60 open violations per 10 units (120 open, 20 units), grade D
  5. 11-13 47th Road: 53.3 open violations per 10 units (32 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: JP & ASSOCIATES CORP

Best five in Long Island City

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. 11-15 45th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 40 units), grade A, owner: AJP REALTY CORP
  2. 5-22 49th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 29 units), grade A, owner: Oren & Ivy LLC
  3. 21-59 44th Drive: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: ATHLENOU PROPERTIES LLC
  4. 10-43 47th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 13 units), grade A, owner: CASALINO REALTY MGMT LLC
  5. 10-44 Jackson Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: MANHATTAN AVENUE SOUTH LLC

Largest landlords in Long Island City

By units in Long Island City, 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. KAMRAN T ELGHANAYAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 5,207 units in 9 buildings
  2. JOSEPH FLANAGAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 2,868 units in 4 buildings
  3. MICHAEL B BENNER (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,871 units in 3 buildings
  4. PHIL G LAVOIE (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,132 units in 1 building
  5. JON VOGEL (head officer on HPD registrations): 970 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.