1,211 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 535 311 service requests, 403 HPD complaints, 139 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 246. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 46 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (50) · Noise (19) · Smoking or Vaping (15) · Building/Use (13) · Illegal Parking (9) · Dirty Condition (9).
$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | 44TH DRIVE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN SISMANOGLOU |
| Managing agent | VICTOR SISMANOGLOU |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $972,000 | $437,400 |
| 2026 | $1,067,000 | $480,150 |
| 2027 | $997,000 | $448,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Court Sq — 7 E F G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 21 St / 44 Dr — B62 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 45 Ave & 21 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 78Q Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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.
11-38 44 Drive
| 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 |
159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 50 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $64,765 on 2017-07-31 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-17 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 44TH DRIVE REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2022-10-17 | Deed $2,750,000 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to 44TH DRIVE REALTY LLC | $2,750,000 | |
| 2022-10-17 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 44TH DRIVE REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2022-09-20 | Sold for $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $152,778 |
| 2017-07-31 | Mortgage $64,766 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to ALMA BANK | $64,766 | |
| 2017-07-31 | Agreement $1,525,000 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to ALMA BANK | $1,525,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | AL&R $1,525,000 to ALMA BANK | $1,525,000 | |
| 2017-02-09 | Agreement $1,460,234 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to ELLIS EQUITIES, LLC | $1,460,234 | |
| 2017-02-09 | Mortgage $51,278 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to ELLIS EQUITIES, LLC | $51,278 | |
| 2017-02-09 | AL&R $1,460,234 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to ELLIS EQUITIES, LLC | $1,460,234 | |
| 2013-07-08 | Agreement $1,496,913 — from FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK to 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC | $1,496,913 | |
| 2013-07-08 | AL&R $1,496,913 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,496,913 | |
| 2013-07-08 | Mortgage $240,724 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK | $240,724 | |
| 2008-09-08 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2008-09-08 | Agreement $1,350,000 — from 85TH STREET REALTY GROUP LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 112 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 82 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 6 | 2 | 130 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 171 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 155 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
Every one of the 1,211 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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