St. Albans, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

St. Albans, Queens, has 134 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 50 A, 5 B, 26 C, 27 D and 26 F. The median building has 10 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 507 of its 15,548 residential units (3%) 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 (584), unsanitary condition (352), and plumbing (203).

St. Albans by the numbers

11,610 residential buildings (15,548 units) on record. 14,800 open HPD violations (2,028 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,440 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 231 executed evictions in 3 years, 17 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 13 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in St. Albans

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. 188-07 Dunkirk Drive: 88.8 open violations per 10 units (71 open, 8 units), grade F
  2. 102-04 184th Street: 65 open violations per 10 units (156 open, 24 units), grade F, owner: Q 184 LLC
  3. 120-50 Springfield Blvd: 61.7 open violations per 10 units (37 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: COMMUNITY BRIDGE HOME, INC.
  4. 102-02 186th Street: 44.5 open violations per 10 units (249 open, 56 units), grade F, owner: PORTIA PROPERTIES VII LLC
  5. 102-01 186th Street: 39.6 open violations per 10 units (222 open, 56 units), grade F, owner: PORTIA PROPERTIES VII LLC

Best five in St. Albans

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. 185th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A
  2. 118-35 Farmers Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 66 units), grade B, owner: City program owner (HDFC)
  3. 186-08 120th Road: 1.2 open violations per 10 units (4 open, 34 units), grade C, owner: MONTAUK HOUSING, LLC
  4. 104-25 195th Street: 1.3 open violations per 10 units (12 open, 89 units), grade F, owner: BNS PROPERTIES, LLC
  5. 187-04 120th Avenue: 2.2 open violations per 10 units (17 open, 77 units), grade C, owner: MONTAUK HOUSING, LLC

Largest landlords in St. Albans

By units in St. Albans, 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. FRANK MESSINA (head officer on HPD registrations): 198 units in 4 buildings
  2. MATTHEW KELLER (head officer on HPD registrations): 145 units in 3 buildings
  3. EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 89 units in 1 building
  4. HYMAN SCHATTNER (head officer on HPD registrations): 74 units in 3 buildings
  5. GIDON HARARI (head officer on HPD registrations): 22 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.