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Building report

129-28 Kew Gardens Road

Queens · 11415 | BBL 4092500012 | BIN 4193274
Data as of September 3, 2026
C+
Compliance verdict — Hazardous conditions on record — 3 open Class B

City records show open housing-code violations at this building.

9 open HPD violations on record: 6 Class A (non-hazardous) and 3 Class B (hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Properly repair the broken or defective base board radiator.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 4,654 days (about 13 years), on record since 2014.

Violation figures current as of Oct 16, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 1986.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 11 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

3
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
488
311 calls
12 months to Sep 2026
—
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
37
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,909
ZIP median
rent
1986
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
75 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1986 as the year built — newer than 94% of the 101 buildings we cover in ZIP 11415.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 18, 2026.

129-28 Kew Gardens Road sits in Queens, ZIP 11415. The closest subway is Briarwood (E,F) (5-minute walk), served by the E and F lines.

What's the closest subway to 129-28 Kew Gardens Road?
Briarwood (E,F) — a 5-minute walk (412m) from 129-28 Kew Gardens Road. Served by the E, F, J, and Z lines.
Is 129-28 Kew Gardens Road subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 1986, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total16
Open9
Closed7

Oldest open violation: January 2014 · Most recent: May 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Class A6 open · 0 closed
Class B3 open · 0 closed
Class I0 open · 7 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-05-07 Class A · 165 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2025-06-12 Class A · 494 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2024-04-15 Class A · 917 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2023-03-29 Class A · 1,300 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2022-03-04 Class A · 1,690 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 16, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total11
Open11
Closed0
Complaints
Total19
Open (active)0
Closed19
Recent open violations
  • 1998-05-04 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 1997-09-16 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 1997-02-10 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file0
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1986, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1986 (40 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors3
Residential units8
Building area (sqft)7,346
Lot area (sqft)5,634
Owner of record (PLUTO)SWAMI REALTY LLC
Designations
Council district29
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusNot registered as rent-stabilized
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total3779
Violent05
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies1028
Misdemeanors1630
Violations1118
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 19
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 18
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 14
  • MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 6
  • GRAND LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE: 6
Borough context: Queens (12 mo): 58,954 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls488
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 230
  • Illegal Parking: 55
  • Blocked Driveway: 42
  • General Construction/Plumbing: 17
  • Abandoned Vehicle: 13
By category
Noise239
Other144
Parking97
Construction8
Drug0
Rats0
Trash0
Drinking0
Homeless0
Noise - Residential alone accounts for 47% of complaints in this radius.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints239
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential230
Street Sidewalk7
Vehicle2
Commercial0
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility4 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$200–350/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 8446 129TH ST 84m · $200–350/mo licensee: G.M Diamond's Construction LLC
  • 13032 KEW GARDENS RD 121m · $200–350/mo licensee: THE NEW M.P. CONSTRUCTION CORP.
  • 8472 130 STREET 188m · $200–350/mo licensee: J.C & SONS HOME IMPROVEMENT CORP
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby4
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)1
High (9-12)0
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • P.S. 054 Hillside K-5 · 5 min (398m) · District 28
  • P.S. 099 Kew Gardens K-6 · 9 min (708m) · District 28
  • P.S. 082 Hammond Pre-K-5 · 12 min (966m) · District 28
Middle — closest 3 by walk (1)
  • P.S. 099 Kew Gardens K-6 · 9 min (708m) · District 28

Levels add up to 5 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 4 distinct schools are within range.

Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines4
Lines served: E · F · J · Z
Closest 3 stations
  • Briarwood E, F · 412m · 5 min walk
  • Jamaica-Van Wyck E · 669m · 8 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 121 St J, Z · 752m · 9 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby75
Eating (34) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants15
Fast food19
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)22
→ Supermarkets3
→ Convenience19
Pharmacies14
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (10 places selling coffee, of which 5 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby4
A: 3 B: 1
Sample
  • Grade A Burger King · Hamburgers
  • Grade A El Rinconcito De Los Sabores · Mexican
  • Grade A El Rinconcito Paisa · Latin American
  • Grade B Paul Michael's Brick Oven Cafe · Pizza
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby25
By category — top 8 of 12 (21 of 25 facilities)
Schools (K-12)5
Solid Waste3
Water And Wastewater3
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten3
Health Care2
Human Services2
Parks And Plazas2
Libraries1
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • P.s. 054 Hillside Schools (K-12)
  • Tiegerman High School Schools (K-12)
  • Briarwood Libraries
  • Zucker Jewish Academy Of Queens Schools (K-12)
  • Tiferes Torah Institute Schools (K-12)
  • Metro Triangle Parks And Plazas

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11415 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,909/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11415 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$88,632/yr
Median monthly income$7,386/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,216/mo
ZIP median rent$1,909/mo
ZIP median rent is 25.8% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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