1,457 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 477 311 service requests, 242 HPD complaints, 159 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 19.6. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 139 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 108 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2007-05-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
150 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (46) · Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (16) · WATER LEAK (8) · Encampment (6) · Water System (6).
$1,635,645 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (103) |
| 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) | SANFORD COURT CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | NANCY YEOH |
| Managing agent | MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,957,586 | $3,130,914 |
| 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| 2027 | $6,786,586 | $3,053,964 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,705,680 a year ($18.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $750,720 ($8.16 per sq ft), net operating income $954,960. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin Bakery | Latin American | A | Mice evidence |
| Tong's Cafe | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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.
| Subway | Flushing-Main St — 7 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Main St — Q58 Q98 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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.
136-05 Sanford 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
150 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT — 39 buildings, 2,726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B13 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Sold for $360,000 | $360,000 | $3,495 |
| 2026-09-30 | RPTT&RET $365,000 — from CERVANTES GARCIA, DULCE PAULINA to CHEUNG, KWAN HO; LIN, XIU ZHEN | $365,000 | |
| 2026-09-28 | Sold for $365,000 | $365,000 | $3,544 |
| 2026-09-25 | Sold for $339,000 | $339,000 | $3,291 |
| 2026-06-16 | RPTT&RET $335,000 — from GAO, YUNXIU; GAO, YUN XIU to GUO, YUANPING; CHEN, SUCHEN | $335,000 | |
| 2026-06-03 | Sold for $335,000 | $335,000 | $3,252 |
| 2026-04-03 | RPTT&RET $320,000 — from LIU, XIAN; WU, YANG to CHEN, SHENG ZHONG | $320,000 | |
| 2026-03-30 | Sold for $320,000 | $320,000 | $3,107 |
| 2026-03-10 | RPTT&RET $479,000 — from YU, YABEI; YU, ROGER CHI-YUAN to LIU, XIAOHANG | $479,000 | |
| 2025-12-29 | Sold for $479,000 | $479,000 | $4,650 |
| 2025-12-29 | Sold for $479,000 | $479,000 | $4,650 |
| 2025-05-27 | RPTT&RET $310,000 — from GARCIA, FLAVIA to GARCIA, DULCE P | $310,000 | |
| 2025-05-09 | Sold for $310,000 | $310,000 | $3,010 |
| 2025-03-25 | RPTT&RET $363,000 — from YAN, ERICA; YAN, JOSEPH; YAN, MARY to XIAO, QIN QUN | $363,000 | |
| 2025-03-18 | Sold for $363,000 | $363,000 | $3,524 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 52 |
| 2020 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 54 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 46 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 39 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 68 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 110 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 78 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 4 | 101 |
Every one of the 1,457 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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