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143-07 Sanford Avenue

462Records
18City systems
23Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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462 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units78
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)SANFORD-BOWNE OWNERS
BBL4050490001
BIN4114706

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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 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 10.4. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations23 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2011-11-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Graffiti (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$112,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (78)
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)SANFORD-BOWNE OWNERS CORP
Head officerMICHAEL OTTERMAN
Managing agentNORCOR MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,438,000 $2,897,100
2026$6,748,000 $3,036,600
2027$7,515,000 $3,381,750

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,466,123 a year ($18.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $640,029 ($8.29 per sq ft), net operating income $826,094. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Bowne St — Q13 Q26 Q27 Q65 · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

143-07 Sanford 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 NORCOR MANAGEMENT CORP — 15 buildings, 1,131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-25 98 Place QN207 C
42-15 43 Avenue QN154 B
99-04 57 Avenue QN149 C
55-30 98 Place QN138 B
43-42 45 Street QN88 A
143-07 Sanford Avenue QN78 A
35-91 161 Street QN70 A
142-20 41 Avenue QN62 A
35-15 75 Street QN59 A
41-29 41 Street QN50 A
147-37 Roosevelt Avenue QN48 A
41-24 45 Street QN8 B
41-22 45 Street QN8 B
35-15 72 Street QN6 B
52-08 Roosevelt Avenue QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $707,227 on 2021-12-08 (lender: Vally National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-16RPTT&RET $500,000 — from LO, VINCENT to ZHANG, QING $500,000
2026-04-13Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $6,410
2025-07-28RPTT&RET $399,800 — from LI, SIDNEY; ZHANG, LI to LIU, YUN; LI, ZHONGXIONG $399,800
2025-07-24RPTT&RET $136,000 — from CHEN, WEI JIN; HUANG, BO XIAN to CHEN, WEI JIN; HUANG, CUI RU $136,000
2025-07-14RPTT&RET $319,000 — from SANFORD COMPANY to MYWZ LLC $319,000
2025-07-09Sold for $136,000 $136,000 $1,744
2025-07-09Sold for $399,800 $399,800 $5,126
2025-06-18Sold for $319,000 $319,000 $4,090
2024-09-25RPTT&RET $246,000 — from MIN YEN KING, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF HSIANGSUN CHANG; ESTATE OF HSIANG SUN CHANG to JIANG, XIUMEI $246,000
2024-09-17Sold for $246,000 $246,000 $3,154
2024-07-29RPTT&RET $341,000 — from NG, WAI FOR; NG, NAN PING to SU, XIAOYAN; ZHOU, LIXIAO $341,000
2024-07-23Sold for $341,000 $341,000 $4,372
2024-07-10RPTT&RET $325,000 — from ZHAN, FANG-ZHI to YANG, WEI HAO $325,000
2024-07-05RPTT&RET $385,000 — from SANFORD COMPANY to MENG, QINGLIANG $385,000
2024-07-01Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $4,167

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017026008
20180265114
20190533112
2020022015
20212546219
202263188035
20233146216
202402610119
202500410115
202600274132
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 105Health & systems 13

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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