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50-01 39 Avenue

5,677Records
20City systems
83Open violations
23.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11104 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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5,677 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,198 311 service requests, 1,224 HPD complaints, 632 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11104
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units472
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SUNNYSIDE GARDEN APARTMENTS, LLC
BBL4001170001
BIN4430576, 4430577, 4430578, 4430613, 4445466

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 23.8. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations83 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1988-04-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

293 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 110 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 88 · winter 2026–27: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

110
’23–24
22
’24–25
88
’25–26
14
’26–27

33 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1,239 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (414) · Noise (246) · HEAT/HOT WATER (146) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (54) · Dirty Condition (38) · Street Sweeping Complaint (37).

Filed construction activity

$2,535,648 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (472)
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)SUNNYSIDE GARDENS LLC
Head officerADAM WEINSTEIN
Managing agentPHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$34,440,000 $15,498,000
2026$38,353,000 $17,258,850
2027$39,468,000 $17,760,600

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (3 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway52 St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Northern Blvd — M R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 48 St / 39 Av — Q104 · 750 ft
Citi Bike50 St & Barnett Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan
Middle: I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside. 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

50-01 39 Avenue

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

1,239 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 146 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50-01 39 Avenue QN472 B
62-11 108th Street QN441 A
254 Euclid Avenue BK436 A
444 2 Avenue MN404 B
250 Euclid Avenue BK403 A
3960 3 Avenue BX280 B
315 East 102 Street MN259 B
361 East 161 Street BX255 C
700 Brook Avenue BX222 B
383 East 162 Street BX217 C
479 1 Avenue MN204 A
315 East 29 Street MN204 B
432 East 162 Street BX199 C
600 East 156th Street BX175 B
988 East 180th Street BX163 B
625 West 140 Street MN113 B
49 East 73 Street MN101 A
565 Manhattan Avenue MN101 B
4278 3 Avenue BX97 A
1050 Amsterdam Avenue MN94 A
125 Walker Street MN88 A
3097 3 Avenue BX85 A
128 West 128 Street MN80 A
314 East 100 Street MN80 A
44-20 63 Street QN78 A
927 Courtlandt Avenue BX77 B
870 Courtlandt Avenue BX71 B
140 West 142 Street MN66 A
3103 3 Avenue BX61 B
325 East 25 Street MN56 A
1691 Fulton Avenue BX56 C
123 West 104 Street MN56 A
350 West 124 Street MN53 B
1409 Fulton Avenue BX50 B
1605 Fulton Avenue BX49 B
2185 Adam C Powell Blvd MN48 B
1581 Fulton Avenue BX47 B
1591 Fulton Avenue BX46 B
1743 Fulton Avenue BX45 B
1485 Fulton Avenue BX44 A
710 East 9 Street MN44 B
1033 Boston Road BX42 A
311 Bowery MN42 A
1639 Fulton Avenue BX42 B
1735 Fulton Avenue BX41 B
906 East 178 Street BX35 B
1413 Fulton Avenue BX32 B
334 East 96 Street MN30 A
635 Jefferson Place BX28 B
25 West 128 Street MN27 B
1326 Fulton Avenue BX24 A
1725 Fulton Avenue BX22 B
63 Thompson Street MN21 B
1451 Crotona Place BX21 B
1573 Fulton Avenue BX21 B
1469 Fulton Avenue BX20 B
1465 Fulton Avenue BX19 B
212 East 7 Street MN18 B
545 St Pauls Place BX18 B
428 East 11 Street MN17 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,414,443 on 2013-11-22 (lender: M & T Realty Capital Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-11-22Agreement $7,600,000 — from SUNNYSIDE GARDEN APARTMENTS, LLC to M & T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $7,600,000
2013-11-22Mortgage $3,414,443 — from SUNNYSIDE GARDEN APARTMENTS, LLC to M & T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $3,414,443
2006-08-04ASPM $4,846,938 — from SUNNYSIDE GARDEN APARTMENTS, LLC; PHIPPS HOUSES to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $4,846,938
2004-11-03Agreement $5,017,000 — from PHIPPS HOUSES to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $5,017,000
2004-11-03Mortgage $239,472 — from PHIPPS HOUSES to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $239,472
2003-09-24Agreement $170,000 — from KAUR SHERGILL, HARWINDER; KAUR, SURJIT; SINGH, SUKHVIR to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. $170,000
1989-05-25Mortgage $6,000,000 — from PHIPPS HOUSES to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK $6,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702580363
20181213580689
2019112114010137
202001781585
202101629406316
20220867209689
202301173608755
2024623588112630
202593254408593
202631644907475
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The full timeline

Construction 110Enforcement 347Housing & tenants 5,117Ownership & money 21Health & systems 82

Every one of the 5,677 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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