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144-07 Sanford Avenue

2,482Records
20City systems
48Open violations
68.7Penalty rate

2,482 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 842 311 service requests, 612 HPD complaints, 361 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units84
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CORAL GARDENS OWNERS
BBL4050510001
BIN4114755

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 68.7. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations48 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
24
’24–25
48
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

190 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · PLUMBING (23) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · ELECTRIC (13) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10).

Filed construction activity

$542,588 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (84)
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)CORAL GARDENS OWNERS, INC.
Head officerVICTOR FEIN
Managing agentMEDALLION REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,940,000 $4,023,000
2026$9,482,000 $4,266,900
2027$9,571,000 $4,306,950

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,672,898 a year ($23.55 per sq ft), operating expenses $556,922 ($7.84 per sq ft), net operating income $1,115,976. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (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 8)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.

Getting around

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Parsons Blvd — Q13 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson
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

144-07 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

190 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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 MEDALLION REAL ESTATE — 22 buildings, 1,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3310 Avenue H BK360 B
446 Kingston Avenue BK193 D
1702 Carroll Street BK125 D
170-06 88 Avenue QN89 B
133 Beach 116th Street QN86 A
144-07 Sanford Avenue QN84 B
141-60 84 Road QN79 A
2420 Bronx Park East BX66 C
87-46 Chelsea Street QN62 A
1020 Walton Avenue BX61 B
141-30 84 Road QN59 A
1440 54 Street BK59 A
7201 Ridge Boulevard BK59 B
35-20 72 Street QN54 A
43-08 41 Street QN52 A
165-20 Highland Avenue QN47 A
309 E Mosholu Parkway N BX45 C
1608 Ocean Parkway BK40 A
106-15 217 Street QN29 A
90-16 171 Street QN23 B
90-75 179 Street QN20 A
1200 Pacific Street BK10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,400,000 on 2013-05-21 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-28RPTT&RET $388,000 — from XUE, JING to CHEN, JING YAN; YE, YUN JIN $388,000
2026-04-27Sold for $388,000 $388,000 $4,619
2025-12-19RPTT&RET $450,000 — from LIU, WEIQIANG; LIU, SHAO RONG; LI, JIE LING to WU, HAILI; KWONG, WILLIAM CHUNG BUI $450,000
2025-12-10Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $5,357
2025-02-03RPTT&RET $375,000 — from CHEN, WENBO; HE, CUI LING to LIN, GUO YU; LIN, YAN FANG $375,000
2025-01-28Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $4,464
2025-01-17RPTT&RET $401,000 — from JOBER QUEENS AND FLUSHING LLC to YU, YAN FANG $401,000
2025-01-14Sold for $401,000 $401,000 $4,774
2025-01-14RPTT&RET $215,000 — from CHANG, DIANE; CHANG, JUDY to HARTUNG, LUCY $215,000
2025-01-13RPTT&RET $368,000 — from JOBER QUEENS AND FLUSHING LLC to JIANG, CUI YING $368,000
2025-01-08Sold for $368,000 $368,000 $4,381
2025-01-08Sold for $215,000 $215,000 $2,560
2024-12-30RPTT&RET $400,000 — from JOBER QUEENS AND FLUSHING LLC to LI, LI; JIN, JOSHUA MIN $400,000
2024-12-18Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $4,762
2024-09-04RPTT&RET $385,000 — from XU, CAI YUN to CHEN, JI TENG; WONG, HIU KWONG $385,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017773152131246
2018321559290
201974294126161
202071812022149
2021414225144261
202202023682266
20230139360112
202404125262157
202503270143290
202644806296
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 352Housing & tenants 1,845Ownership & money 210Health & systems 26

Every one of the 2,482 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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