Maspeth, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Maspeth, Queens, has 1,190 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 830 A, 78 B, 152 C, 99 D and 31 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 245 of its 15,512 residential units (2%) 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 (160), unsanitary condition (145), and plumbing (73).

Maspeth by the numbers

8,058 residential buildings (15,512 units) on record. 6,425 open HPD violations (743 class C, immediately hazardous). 496 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 82 executed evictions in 3 years, 5 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 19 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Maspeth

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. 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue: 193.3 open violations per 10 units (116 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 60-17a 56th Road: 98.3 open violations per 10 units (59 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: 60-17A 56TH RD LLC
  3. 60-19 56th Road: 93.3 open violations per 10 units (56 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: 60-19 56TH RD. LLC
  4. 56-02 61st Street: 86.7 open violations per 10 units (52 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner
  5. 55-36 69th Place: 51.7 open violations per 10 units (62 open, 12 units), grade D

Best five in Maspeth

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. 66-06 Grand Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 26 units), grade A, owner: DEO REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP
  2. 59-49 56th Drive: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 8 units), grade A, owner: GRANDI AMICI MANAGEMENT LLC
  3. 59-55 56th Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 7 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner
  4. 60-23 56th Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 7 units), grade A, owner: 60-23 56TH ROAD, LLC
  5. 60-16 61st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 7 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner

Largest landlords in Maspeth

By units in Maspeth, 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. RONALD J SWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 60 units in 1 building
  2. MOSHE KATZENSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 37 units in 1 building
  3. ANTHONY DIRUSSO (head officer on HPD registrations): 26 units in 1 building
  4. KRZYSZTOF ROSTEK (head officer on HPD registrations): 21 units in 10 buildings
  5. STEPHEN C FICANO (head officer on HPD registrations): 12 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.