136-16 222nd Street, Queens

A stable pre-war rental carrying a backlog of active violations and minor winter heat struggles.

Built in 1950, this 24-unit building in Queens has been held by the same management circle since 1998. While there are currently no immediately hazardous emergency violations, the property carries a backlog of 17 open violations. Three things to know:

The building has 17 active violations on file. For a building this size, having 17 open violations indicates that routine repairs are lingering on the to-do list. The management footprint is stable, going back to a deed transfer in 1998, but the outstanding items show some friction in day-to-day operations.

Winter brings a predictable struggle with heat and hot water. Tenants have filed 11 heat-related complaints over the last few years. The most recent log was filed on January 27, 2026, reporting a building-wide outage. It reads like a typical pre-war winter pattern—not a constant failure, but a system that struggles on the coldest days.

Curb space in the immediate neighborhood is highly competitive. In the three blocks around the building, the city logged 34 obstruction complaints in the last year—and every single one of them was for traffic cones saving parking spots. Combined with 35 illegal parking calls (mostly sign violations and hydrants) and 30 abandoned vehicles, street parking is a daily challenge.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• A water leak complaint on June 6, 2026, reported a heavy flow plumbing issue.
• Two rodent complaints on file, including an active report of conditions attracting them on June 11, 2026.
• Three plumbing complaints last year focused entirely on toilet problems.
• A quiet residential block on paper, but expect some minor turf wars over neighborhood street parking and routine winter plumbing issues.

136-16 222nd Street is a 24-unit building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4131160038). This building is associated with Laurelton Apartments LLC. Brix tracks 25 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1950, this walk-up apartment building sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 63 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 26 complaints
• Plumbing: 9 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 8 complaints
• General: 6 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 30, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2017
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st ST
• § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING LIGHTING FIXTURE IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1

The building last changed hands on June 1, 1999, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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