212-29 Hillside Avenue
Top insights
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (6 vs ~4)
- Built in 1963
- Rent-stabilized: 178 of 180 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
212-29 Hillside Avenue
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2023 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 178 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: File plans and obtain a certificate of occupancy to legalize the following alteration or….
212-29 Hillside Avenue sits in Queens, ZIP 11427. No subway stations are within an 800-meter walk — expect to rely on buses or rideshare.
Building Condition
- 1993-11-17 "§ 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTOR…"
- 1993-11-17 "§ 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTOR…"
- Class B · 2 open · penalty 10 · (5/ea)
- 2026-05-04 · Apt WH4 · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-05-04 · Apt WH4 · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-02-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-05-08
- 2026-05-08
- 2026-01-22
- 2026-01-22
- 2025-08-13
- 2021-12-01 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- 2020-09-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1963. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 19
- HARRASSMENT 2: 14
- MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 7
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 7
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 7
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 34
- Illegal Parking: 27
- Street Condition: 19
- Traffic Signal Condition: 14
- Blocked Driveway: 11
- MICHE WINDOWS CORP
- LIBERTY AUTOLAND II INC
- LIBERTY AUTOLAND II INC
- The Bellaire School
- Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School
- Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School
- Grade B
- Clearview's Tail
- Bellaire Playground
- Sol Zim Jewish Enrichment Music Foundation, Inc.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 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.
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