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11-40 44 Drive

634Records
16City systems
31Open violations
11.3Penalty rate

634 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 266 HPD complaints, 198 311 service requests, 64 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built1907
Floors4
Res. units18
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)11-40 44TH CORPORATION
BBL4000520038
BIN4000446

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.3. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (5) · Building/Use (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$171,125 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)11-40 44TH CORP.
Head officerPETER SAMBAZIOTIS
Managing agentAMERICA REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$732,000 $329,400
2026$779,000 $350,550
2027$862,000 $387,900

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayCourt Sq — 7 E F G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 21 St / 44 Dr — B62 · 250 ft
Citi Bike45 Ave & 21 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

11-40 44 Drive

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AMERICA REALTY LLC — 28 buildings, 824 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B6 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
189-14 Crocheron Avenue QN109 C
61-15 43 Avenue QN88 A
35 West 64 Street MN68 A
121-02 109 Avenue QN48 B
140-70 Ash Avenue QN47 D
329 West 101 Street MN36 A
36-01 213 Street QN36 A
45-50 48 Street QN35 A
87-21 87 Street QN35 A
24-16 40 Avenue QN29 B
36-63 37 Avenue QN27 B
34-21 102 Street QN24 C
32-06 35 Avenue QN23 A
35-07 32 Street QN23 A
43-06 Smart Street QN20 A
11-46 44 Drive QN18 B
11-40 44 Drive QN18 A
45-14 39 Place QN17 C
27-01 Astoria Boulevard QN16 B
27-05 Astoria Boulevard QN16 A
41-50 43 Avenue QN16 A
43-39 41 Street QN16 A
37-66 63 Street QN16 A
44 Commercial Street BK12 B
33-17 82 Street QN10 D
219 West 15 Street MN9 A
43-14 42 Street QN6 F
43-07 Ditmars Boulevard QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $235,406 on 2002-06-19 (lender: Marathon National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-06-19Mortgage $235,406 — from 11-40 44TH CORP to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $235,406
1994-09-27Mortgage $211,500 — from 11-40 44TH CORP to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $211,500
1990-04-12Mortgage $22,500 — from VIVEROS, OSCAR to GANGAIDINO, SALVATORE $22,500
1988-12-27Mortgage $64,800 — from VIVEROS, OSCAR to VARVERIS, ALEXANDERJ. $64,800
1988-11-17Mortgage $275,000 — from VIVEROS, OSCAR to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $275,000
1988-06-15Mortgage $20,000 — from VIVEROS, OSCAR; VIVEROS, AMPARO to ANDREADIS, GEORGE $20,000
1984-12-03Mortgage $12,000 — from VIVEROS, OSCAR; VIVEROS, AMPARO to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVNG,FSB $12,000
1984-02-03Mortgage $7,100 — from VIVEROS, OSCAR; VIVEROS, AMPARO to ARIAS, FERNANDO $7,100
1984-01-23Mortgage $157,500 — from VIVEROS, AMPARO; VIVEROS, OSCAR to GERRIETS, ROSE MARIE; GERRIETS, ALFRED G. $157,500

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176313821150
201850190125
201900100111
202001100112
202110250127
2022007018
20230540110
202403190123
2025016018
20260090211
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 547Ownership & money 25Health & systems 17

Every one of the 634 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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