Woodhaven, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Woodhaven, Queens, has 586 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 351 A, 41 B, 99 C, 71 D and 24 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 952 of its 12,003 residential units (8%) 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 (361), unsanitary condition (209), and plumbing (120).

Woodhaven by the numbers

5,928 residential buildings (12,003 units) on record. 7,629 open HPD violations (1,164 class C, immediately hazardous). 922 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 127 executed evictions in 3 years, 19 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 29 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Woodhaven

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. 85-49 96th Street: 163.8 open violations per 10 units (262 open, 16 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 89-23 86th Street: 70 open violations per 10 units (112 open, 16 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner
  3. 86-39 90th Street: 34.4 open violations per 10 units (55 open, 16 units), grade D, owner: 90 WOODHAVEN LLC
  4. 94-46 85th Road: 32.2 open violations per 10 units (103 open, 32 units), grade F, owner: DEVENDRA K INC.
  5. 88-20 Woodhaven Boulevard: 31.8 open violations per 10 units (121 open, 38 units), grade F, owner: RAJNAGEN INC

Best five in Woodhaven

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. 74-11 88th Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 18 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner
  2. 90-17 85th Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: THE HAVEN HOUSE ENTERPRISES INC
  3. 80-12 Jamaica Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: ZAK REALTY LLC
  4. 91-22 86th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 6 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner
  5. 85-16 Park Lane South: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 26 units), grade A, owner: 85-16 PARK LANE SOUTH LLC

Largest landlords in Woodhaven

By units in Woodhaven, 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. Scott Silverman (head officer on HPD registrations): 257 units in 4 buildings
  2. Estephania Knight (head officer on HPD registrations): 132 units in 2 buildings
  3. DEVENDRA K SINGH (head officer on HPD registrations): 70 units in 2 buildings
  4. MOSES ECKSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 66 units in 1 building
  5. ERIC A MARGULES (head officer on HPD registrations): 59 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.