Pre-war buildings near the Q44-SBS bus in Kew Gardens Hills

It means the building was constructed before 1947. Use the filters to narrow your search, then verify the unit’s current condition and any renovations with the building directly.

The page groups buildings that fall within the Q44-SBS bus route scope used by Openigloo. Always confirm the walking time from the specific entrance/unit you’d likely rent, especially during peak commuting hours.

Not by default. “Pre-war” and “Q44-SBS bus” only describe age and transit proximity. If you need rent regulation or tenant-protection categories, apply those separate filters.

It refers to building-level signals tied to the Openigloo review dataset. Use it as a guide, then rely on tenant Q&A and what you observe during your walk-through to validate current conditions.

Pre-war buildings aren’t automatically high-risk, but conditions can vary by property. If the listing includes pest-related open-record signals, consider them a starting point and ask management for current status and documentation.

No. This page is about building age (pre-war) and transit proximity (Q44-SBS bus). It is not income-restricted housing, not subsidized, not NYCHA, not HPD, and not a housing-lottery / affordable-housing program.

Hunters Point with 2,110+ buildings; Ridgewood with 3,826+ buildings; Sunnyside with 1,960+ buildings; Ditmars-Steinway with 2,222+ buildings; Forest Hills with 1,363+ buildings.