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Queens NYC Landlord Database

Queens is the largest borough by land area and the most ethnically diverse county in the United States. Residential stock spans dense rental clusters in Astoria, Long Island City, Flushing, and Jackson Heights, plus extensive 1–2 family and small multi-family neighborhoods in Forest Hills, Jamaica, Ridgewood, and the Rockaways. MetroDeeds tracks 468 residential property operators with at least one building in Queens, holding 11,426 buildings citywide and carrying 1,390,344 open HPD code violations between them. The average distress score across this cohort is 74 on a 0–100 scale. The highest-violation operator with a Queens presence is VED PARKASH, with 67,221 open HPD violations across 73 buildings citywide. Distress scores, violation counts, deed activity, and operator portfolios are recomputed nightly from NYC Open Data. The full scoring formula is published in the methodology.

Updated: May 16, 2026 · Source: NYC HPD · ACRIS · NYC 311 · Public Advocate watchlist

Queens at a glance

Tracked operators
468
Buildings citywide
11,426
Open HPD violations
1,390,344
Avg distress score
74 / 100

Top operators by open HPD violations

Operators with at least one Queens building, ranked by total open HPD violations across their full citywide portfolio. Distress scores blend violation severity, eviction rate, 311 complaint volume, and acquisition cadence.

  1. 1.
    VED PARKASH
    73 buildings · 67,221 open HPD (18,269 Class C) · score 98
    Open HPD: 67,221
  2. 2.
    RICK GROPPER
    59 buildings · 48,176 open HPD (14,311 Class C) · score 99
    Open HPD: 48,176
  3. 3.
    MARGARET BRUNN
    102 buildings · 47,463 open HPD (12,993 Class C) · score 99
    Open HPD: 47,463
  4. 4.
    DAVID TENNENBAUM
    78 buildings · 42,273 open HPD (11,896 Class C) · score 99
    Open HPD: 42,273
  5. 5.
    EZRIEL WEINBERGER
    60 buildings · 33,787 open HPD (9,564 Class C) · score 98
    Open HPD: 33,787
  6. 6.
    DONALD HASTINGS
    72 buildings · 32,106 open HPD (9,041 Class C) · score 99
    Open HPD: 32,106
  7. 7.
    EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS
    61 buildings · 20,062 open HPD (5,463 Class C) · score 98
    Open HPD: 20,062
  8. 8.
    EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS
    57 buildings · 19,561 open HPD (5,785 Class C) · score 98
    Open HPD: 19,561
  9. 9.
    AARON BAUER
    34 buildings · 18,871 open HPD (4,505 Class C) · score 86
    Open HPD: 18,871
  10. 10.
    SMAJLJE SRDANOVIC
    62 buildings · 18,751 open HPD (4,694 Class C) · score 98
    Open HPD: 18,751

Largest portfolios with Queens presence

Tracked operators by total citywide property count. Multi-borough operators are included if any of their portfolio sits inside Queens.

  1. 1.
    GLEN BROWN
    379 buildings · 12,209 open HPD (2,662 Class C) · score 98
    Buildings: 379
  2. 2.
    ERIC MOORE
    220 buildings · 3,045 open HPD (596 Class C) · score 90
    Buildings: 220
  3. 3.
    ISMENE SPELIOTIS
    192 buildings · 17,185 open HPD (4,883 Class C) · score 93
    Buildings: 192
  4. 4.
    MARK SCHARFMAN
    136 buildings · 13,844 open HPD (3,326 Class C) · score 98
    Buildings: 136
  5. 5.
    RONALD KANDOV
    124 buildings · 4,725 open HPD (1,293 Class C) · score 99
    Buildings: 124
  6. 6.
    JANE GOLDMAN
    118 buildings · 8,200 open HPD (1,295 Class C) · score 75
    Buildings: 118
  7. 7.
    MARGARET BRUNN
    102 buildings · 47,463 open HPD (12,993 Class C) · score 99
    Buildings: 102
  8. 8.
    SCOTT SILVERMAN
    87 buildings · 18,333 open HPD (4,646 Class C) · score 98
    Buildings: 87
  9. 9.
    ERICK GONZALEZ
    86 buildings · 2,362 open HPD (400 Class C) · score 82
    Buildings: 86
  10. 10.
    FARHAD BASAL
    86 buildings · 1,650 open HPD (288 Class C) · score 77
    Buildings: 86

Recent Queens deed activity

Most-recently-recorded ACRIS deed transfers in Queens. Click through to the full deed feed for buyer / seller names, mortgage data, and PLUTO context.

Frequently asked about Queens landlord data

How many landlords does MetroDeeds track in Queens?

MetroDeeds tracks 468 residential property operators with at least one building registered in Queens. The cohort is filtered to named operators (with personal HPD accountability) holding two or more properties citywide. Multi-borough operators count toward this total if any of their portfolio sits inside Queens; the same operator can also appear on other borough hub pages. Single-family owner-occupants and one-off LLCs are filtered out by the manager-suppression rules.

Who is the worst landlord in Queens?

By open HPD violation count, the highest-distress operator with a Queens presence today is VED PARKASH, carrying 67,221 open code violations across 73 buildings (distress score 98 of 100). The full distress ranking is recomputed nightly and the operator’s individual profile breaks down which violations are Class A, B, or C. VED PARKASH may operate in multiple boroughs — this list filters by Queens property presence, not borough-of-residence.

How many HPD violations are open in Queens?

Across the 468 tracked operators with a Queens presence, MetroDeeds counts 1,390,344 open HPD code violations citywide as of the most recent nightly compute. This figure rolls up Class A (non-hazardous), Class B (hazardous), and Class C (immediately hazardous) violations and reflects whole-portfolio counts — multi-borough operators contribute their full violation total here. The HPD violation source dataset publishes daily on NYC Open Data; the borough hub refreshes every six hours.

How often is Queens data updated?

MetroDeeds runs a full nightly compute job at 4 AM ET that refreshes every operator’s violation count, property count, distress score, last acquisition date, and flag set. The borough hub page reads from that cache and re-renders every six hours via Next.js incremental static regeneration. Changes to underlying NYC Open Data (HPD violations, ACRIS deeds, OCA evictions, 311 complaints) flow through within 1–2 nightly runs of source-data publication.

Can I download Queens landlord data?

Free MetroDeeds accounts get 3 full due-diligence reports — no credit card required — and can browse the full Queens operator list at any time. Scout+ ($49.99/mo) unlocks unfiltered deed history, $/SF context, and full owner-of-record names. Pro ($149.99/mo) adds bulk CSV export of operator and deed data plus PDF portfolio reports. Enterprise ($499.99/mo) adds programmatic API access for automated workflows.

What's the difference between Queens HPD violations and DOB violations?

HPD (Department of Housing Preservation and Development) issues violations for tenant-facing housing-quality issues — heat, hot water, mold, leaks, pests, locks, peeling paint, broken windows. DOB (Department of Buildings) issues violations for construction-code and safety issues — illegal alterations, unsafe scaffolding, unregistered work, expired permits. MetroDeeds’ distress score weighs HPD violations because they reflect tenant-experienced conditions; DOB violations are tracked separately on each operator’s profile page under the Construction & Permits section.

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