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43-05 44 Street

1,759Records
19City systems
8Open violations
49.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11104 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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1,759 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 645 HPD complaints, 497 311 service requests, 198 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11104
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units67
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)VRETTOS II REALTY LLC
BBL4001610020
BIN4001913

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 49.2. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1997-01-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 66 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 16 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

66
’23–24
24
’24–25
16
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

99 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$72,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
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)VRETTOS II REALTY LLC
Head officerATHENA VRETTOS
Managing agentVRETTOS II REALTY LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,614,000 $1,176,300
2026$2,776,000 $1,249,200
2027$2,995,000 $1,347,750

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

Subway46 St-Bliss St — 7 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 45 St — Q32 Q60 · 450 ft
Citi Bike43 Ave & 42 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 150 Queens
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

43-05 44 Street

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

99 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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 VRETTOS II REALTY LLC — 2 buildings, 117 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-05 44 Street QN67 B
45-59 45 Street QN50 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $77,900 on 2022-02-03 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-03Agreement $1,400,000 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2022-02-03Mortgage $77,900 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $77,900
2022-02-03AL&R $1,400,000 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2019-03-25AL&R $1,322,100 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,322,100
2019-03-25Agreement $1,322,100 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,322,100
2019-03-25Mortgage $51,606 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $51,606
2019-03-25Mortgage $1,270,494 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,270,494
2019-03-12Agreement $2,540,987 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,540,987
2014-05-01Agreement $2,904,121 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,904,121
2009-01-23Mortgage $901,288 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $901,288
2009-01-23Agreement $3,135,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to VRETTOS I REALTY LLC; VRETTOS II REALTY LLC $3,135,000
2009-01-23AL&R $3,135,000 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,135,000
1999-02-22Mortgage $857,884 — from VRETTOS REALTY CORP to OMEGA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORP $857,884
1998-10-06Mortgage $3,200,000 — from VRETTOS REALTY CORP to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $3,200,000
1993-10-22Mortgage $122,257 — from VRETTOS REALTY CORP to ATLANTIC BANK/NY $122,257

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724190227
201802240228
201904467360
202030180223
2021315610281
2022868754110
202305570163
202410870290
202522550160
202600480149
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 252Housing & tenants 1,392Ownership & money 52Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,759 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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