Bayside

Upscale northeastern Queens neighborhood with waterfront access to Little Neck Bay, excellent schools, and a strong Asian-American community.

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RODENT COMPLAINTS · HIGHHEAT COMPLAINTS · LOW// median building 1960

Bayside Building Violation Profile

Measured from HPD violations and 311 complaints filed in the 12 months to September 2026, matched to this area's buildings. Use it to set expectations before you sign or hire.

RODENT COMPLAINTS
High

Rodent complaints ran 12.9 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8.

HEAT COMPLAINTS
Low

Heat and hot water complaints in Bayside ran 33 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.

BUILDING AGE
1960

The median Bayside apartment building went up in 1960, 15.5% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 82.7% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).

Most common HPD issues in Bayside

01Heat and hot water
02Unsanitary conditions and pests
03Paint and plaster
CONTEXT

HPD issued 8.2 violations per 100 apartments in Bayside over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 0.8 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 72.6% of buildings recorded none.

FOR RENTERS

Area figures describe 405 buildings holding 3,336 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.

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What the Records Show in Bayside

Buildings in Bayside averaged 8.2 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 0.8 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 72.6% of buildings recorded none at all.

MeasureBaysideCitywide
Apartment buildings405172,071
Apartments3,3362,846,490
HPD violations per 100 apartments8.230.1
Class C (immediately hazardous) per 1000.89.2
Buildings with no violations72.6%45.3%
Apartments in pre-1940 buildings15.5%45.8%
Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer82.7%37.1%
Median year built1960n/a

Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Bayside, using HPD violations inspected in the 12 months to September 2026 and city lot records. Citywide figures use the same method. Search a specific address for that building’s own record.

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Building Stock & Character

BUILDING TYPES

Single-family homes, some low-rise co-ops and apartments, waterfront condos

CHARACTER

Upscale, waterfront, excellent schools, Asian-American community, suburban

// TRANSIT

LIRR (Bayside), Q13/Q28 buses, limited subway access

CHALLENGES

No subway, LIRR-dependent, expensive for Queens, car essential

Bayside Renter FAQs

What building problems are most reported in Bayside?
Tenants in Bayside filed about 327 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 40.7% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 12.2%. HPD issued 8.2 violations per 100 apartments in Bayside over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 0.8 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 72.6% of buildings recorded none.
How common are rodent complaints in Bayside?
Rodent complaints ran 12.9 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8. Tenants in Bayside filed about 327 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 40.7% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 12.2%.
What should renters check before signing a lease in Bayside?
Area figures describe 405 buildings holding 3,336 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
How old are the buildings in Bayside?
The median Bayside apartment building went up in 1960, 15.5% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 82.7% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
How common are heat complaints in Bayside?
Heat and hot water complaints in Bayside ran 33 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31, when an owner must keep apartments at 68F by day when it is below 55F outside, and 62F overnight.