Sunnyside, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Sunnyside, Queens, has 1,171 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 544 A, 147 B, 181 C, 173 D and 126 F. The median building has 1.9 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 9,214 of its 22,329 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 (2,774), unsanitary condition (770), and paint and plaster (442).

Sunnyside by the numbers

3,082 residential buildings (22,329 units) on record. 16,007 open HPD violations (3,538 class C, immediately hazardous). 4,947 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 191 executed evictions in 3 years, 182 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 407 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Sunnyside

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. 45-34 40th Street: 340 open violations per 10 units (204 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 45-34 40 STREET, INC.
  2. 41-10 53rd Street: 223.3 open violations per 10 units (134 open, 6 units), grade F
  3. 41-31 52nd Street: 205 open violations per 10 units (123 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 4131 LLC
  4. 41-26 52nd Street: 200 open violations per 10 units (120 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  5. 41-24 52nd Street: 175 open violations per 10 units (105 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 41-24 ASSOCIATES LLC

Best five in Sunnyside

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. 41-19 41st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 49 units), grade A, owner: ROMAT ENTERPRISES LLC
  2. 43-34 53rd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 24 units), grade A, owner: 43-34 53RD ST LLC
  3. 45-19 42nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 23 units), grade A, owner: SUNNYSIDE FIVE LLC
  4. 41-52 49th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 14 units), grade A, owner: DMZ MANAGEMENT LLC
  5. 41-22 53rd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: Brown Mountain LLC

Largest landlords in Sunnyside

By units in Sunnyside, 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. STEVE STADMEYER (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,092 units in 4 buildings
  2. MARGARET BRUNN (head officer on HPD registrations): 842 units in 14 buildings
  3. Scott Silverman (head officer on HPD registrations): 820 units in 12 buildings
  4. ADAM WEINSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 472 units in 1 building
  5. DAVID BERNHARDT (head officer on HPD registrations): 399 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.