75-25 153 STREET

Queens · ZIP 11367 · BIN 4531846 · Kew Gardens Hills · Last violation May 11, 2026 · Last complaint Apr 23, 2026

NeighborhoodKew Gardens Hills

Around average violations for the neighborhood

More violations than 59% of buildings and more complaints than 65% of buildings in Kew Gardens Hills. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

A steady level of activity over time

Last 2 yrs: 112 violations · 188 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

16 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open

Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 2009

231

13 per year avg.↑ Up 133% in the last 2 years (112 vs 48 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

106

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ16

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ63

Rent-impairingⓘ5

Open violation ages

▪ < 30 days1% (1)

▪ 30–90 days20% (21)

▪ 3–12 months11% (12)

▪ 1–3 years62% (66)

▪ 3+ years6% (6)

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2005

836

38 per year avg.↑ Up 135% in the last 2 years (188 vs 80 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access13%Violation issued15%No violation47%Phone resolved25%Other0%(836)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Maintenanceⓘ68 violations

Egressⓘ33 violations

Water Supplyⓘ13 violations

Cleaningⓘ11 violations

Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ8 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ7 violations

Window Guardsⓘ5 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ4 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Water & plumbingⓘ76 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ61 complaints

Heat / hot waterⓘ55 complaints

Bldg maintenanceⓘ39 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ8 complaints

Appliancesⓘ8 complaints

Electricalⓘ6 complaints

Outdoor / structuralⓘ3 complaints

Adminⓘ1 complaints

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Complaint log

66 complaints · PLUMBING

All categories UNSANITARY CONDITION GENERAL ELEVATOR HEAT/HOT WATER PLUMBINGAll Open Closed

Type

Building safety complaints, construction, permits, and structural issues filed with the NYC Dept. of Buildings, are scored separately.

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Emergency	Closed	435	Oct 16, 2009	PLUMBING · BATHTUB/SHOWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	435	Oct 16, 2009	PLUMBING · BASIN/SINKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · TOILETThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · BATHTUB/SHOWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · TOILETThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	435	Sep 15, 2009	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	435	Aug 10, 2009	PLUMBING · SEWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	435	Aug 10, 2009	PLUMBING · SEWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	132	Jan 17, 2008	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	132	Jan 17, 2008	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	149	Apr 23, 2007	PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	BLDG	Jul 13, 2006	PLUMBING · WATER SUPPLYMore than one complaint was received for this building-wide condition. This complaint status is for the initial complaint.The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted a tenant in the building and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	BLDG	Jul 12, 2006	PLUMBING · WATER SUPPLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted a tenant in the building and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.