252 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 49 HPD complaints, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 74.8. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2011-02-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Rodent (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 44 Rockaway SI LLC |
| Head officer | Ilya Muratov |
| Managing agent | SIMS Management Group |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $924,000 | $415,800 |
| 2026 | $1,003,000 | $451,350 |
| 2027 | $1,204,000 | $541,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Chauncey St — J Z · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Rockaway Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Chauncey St — B60 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Rockaway Ave & Bainbridge St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
44 Rockaway Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by SIMS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 13 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 986 Rutland Road | BK | 5 | F |
| 670 Sheffield Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 4044 Seton Avenue | BX | 4 | A |
| 696 Riverdale Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 3000 Fulton Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 401 Montauk Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 1339 Chisholm Street | BX | 3 | F |
| 2423 Mermaid Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 2588 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 160 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 2788 Marion Avenue | BX | 2 | A |
| 802 East 169 Street | BX | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $745,000 on 2025-06-02 (lender: Jovia Financial Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | AL&R $1,895,000 — from 44 ROCKAWAY SI LLC to JOVIA FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,895,000 | |
| 2025-06-02 | Agreement $1,895,000 — from 44 ROCKAWAY SI LLC to JOVIA FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,895,000 | |
| 2025-06-02 | Mortgage $745,000 — from 44 ROCKAWAY SI LLC to JOVIA FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $745,000 | |
| 2022-09-27 | ASPM $1,150,000 — from 44 ROCKAWAY SI LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC; BENZION FRANKEL PC, AS NOMINEE | $1,150,000 | |
| 2022-08-18 | Deed $1,325,000 — from KOCHVA PLAZA LLC to 44 ROCKAWAY SI LLC | $1,325,000 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Sold for $1,325,000 | $1,325,000 | $220,833 |
| 2022-02-07 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from KOCHVA PLAZA LLC to BENZION FRANKEL P.C.; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,150,000 | |
| 2022-02-07 | Deed $900,000 — from JOANN MONACO to KOCHVA PLAZA LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2022-02-07 | AL&R $1,150,000 — from KOCHVA PLAZA LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC; BENZION FRANKEL P.C. | $1,150,000 | |
| 2022-01-24 | Sold for $900,000 | $900,000 | $150,000 |
| 2004-09-10 | Mortgage $390,000 — from ELOHIM, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT. OF HOUSING PR | $390,000 | |
| 2004-09-10 | Mortgage $323,990 — from ELOHIM, INC. to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF NEW YOR | $323,990 | |
| 2000-08-14 | Mortgage $75,000 — from FRANCOIS, JEAN CLAUDE; FRANCOIS, LOUISENA to L MCDUFFIE MOVING &STORAGE INC | $75,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
Every one of the 252 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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