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LeFrak City

59-17 Junction Boulevard, NY 113733.7 ★ (574 reviews)
Rental complex with 20 buildings
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Summary

LeFrak City offers large apartments, private courtyards and a seasonal pool across a 20-building Queens community. Residents value the space and recreation areas, while heating, repairs and common-area upkeep are recurring concerns. Laundry is shared, and the exact building and exposure make a substantial difference.

4,617 unitsBuilt 1962Managed by LeFrak

Reviews

Residents appreciate apartment size, the pool and community activities. Complaints focus on heating, delayed repairs and uneven cleanliness, with experiences varying by building.

Google
3.7
574 reviews
ApartmentRatings
2.7
69 reviews
Yelp
2.3
152 reviews

What residents praise

Space and outdoor recreation

Residents value larger rooms, courtyards, playgrounds and the seasonal pool.

Help getting settled

Recent accounts praise leasing staff and some superintendents for helping with applications and move-ins.

What residents complain about

Heating and repairs need attention

Low heat, hot-water interruptions and difficulty getting maintenance follow-through recur in resident accounts.

Upkeep varies across the community

Residents describe pests, dirty common areas and package concerns; other recent accounts report helpful repairs and extermination visits.

Amenities

LeFrak City is a 20-building elevator complex with attended lobbies, basement laundry rooms in every building and paid garage and lot parking. Residents get extensive outdoor space including courtyards, playgrounds and athletic courts, plus a seasonal outdoor pool, but no indoor gym or in-unit laundry.

In the apartment
Air conditioning
Dishwasher
Some apartments
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center
Not available
Pool*
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage
Not available
Shared laundry

* Fees apply to marked amenities. See Costs in the Availability tab.

Also here: Basketball and tennis courts · Artificial-turf fields · Mini-golf range

Location

LeFrak City is located at 59-17 Junction Boulevard, New York, NY 11373. Junction Boulevard gives access to shopping and buses, with the subway farther from some parts of the complex. The community’s large footprint makes the exact building entrance important.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 7 min
    Woodhaven BlvdMR
  • 8 min
    63 Dr-Rego ParkMR
  • 15 min
    Grand Av-NewtownMR

Building records

Housing complaints are much more common than at comparable buildings, especially concerning heat and noise. Numerous open violations involving pests, mold and heating make service reliability and the condition of the specific apartment important to check.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

127.6 reports per 100 apartments, versus 25.7 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
1974
Apr 2026
1419
Sep 2026
262
Aug 2026

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
572
91 open
248
74 open
223
42 open

172 additional older citations remain open.

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
550 ftJun 2026

Rent history

Apartment size is a major part of the offer: recent one-bedrooms are around 810 square feet and two-bedrooms around 1,070. Compare the renovation, exposure and total costs rather than bedroom count alone.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year.
Studio
$2,000median / mo
$1,643–$2,159489 sq ft median
1 bed
$2,775median / mo
$2,575–$2,895813 sq ft median
2 beds
$3,085median / mo
$2,949–$3,2651,073 sq ft median
3 beds
$3,775median / mo
$3,600–$3,9001,275 sq ft median

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.

No free-rent offers appeared in the past year’s listings.

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