172 Highland Avenue
A 3-story building with 42 apartments, built in 1986, in Queens, NY 11432.
Addresses on the lot: 172-69 Highland Avenue, 172-69A Highland Avenue, 172-71 Highland Avenue, 172-71A Highland Avenue, 172-73 Highland Avenue, 172-73A Highland Avenue.
HPD records as of November 1, 2026
172 Highland Avenue has 62 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to HIGHLAND AVENUE CONDO.
Does 172 Highland Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 62 open violations as of November 1, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 22 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 28 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 12 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 1, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 172 Highland Avenue?
172 Highland Avenue is registered with HPD to HIGHLAND AVENUE CONDO. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11432 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 172 Highland Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 172-70 Highland Avenue141 apartments, built 1958
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 1, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 4-09884-7501.