1,113 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 300 311 service requests, 245 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 140 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 13.1. 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 | 13 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$30,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (9) · Building/Use (8) · Noise (5) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Illegal Parking (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1951) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (156) |
| 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 Equities Corp |
| Head officer | Louis Fernandez |
| Managing agent | Highrise Property Management |
| Last registered | 2026-03-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,931,000 | $4,018,950 |
| 2026 | $8,546,000 | $3,845,700 |
| 2027 | $9,481,000 | $4,266,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,641,032 a year ($24.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,346,493 ($12.44 per sq ft), net operating income $1,294,538. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 8) |
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 2021 (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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / 147 St — Q65 · 400 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.
144-41 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 HIGHRISE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 3,703 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B11 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2022-06-13 (lender: New York Commerical Bank and New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from SANFORD EQUITIES CORP to CHEN, MIN | $385,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | Sold for $385,000 | $385,000 | $2,468 |
| 2025-11-21 | RPTT&RET $320,000 — from CHEN, XUEFANG; CHEN, SHAN MIN to CHEN, LING | $320,000 | |
| 2025-10-15 | Sold for $320,000 | $320,000 | $2,051 |
| 2025-08-25 | RPTT&RET $439,000 — from SHI, YIN; SHU, CLIFFORD to GENG, JAMES XIANG | $439,000 | |
| 2025-08-25 | RPTT&RET $393,800 — from SEAVER, MATTHEW to NI, XIAO QIANG | $393,800 | |
| 2025-08-14 | Sold for $439,000 | $439,000 | $2,814 |
| 2025-08-11 | Sold for $393,800 | $393,800 | $2,524 |
| 2025-03-03 | RPTT&RET $293,000 — from KURDY, DIANA M to CHEN, TIAN QI | $293,000 | |
| 2025-02-27 | Sold for $293,000 | $293,000 | $1,878 |
| 2025-01-02 | RPTT&RET $248,000 — from DONG, YING to LI, JING | $248,000 | |
| 2024-12-24 | Sold for $248,000 | $248,000 | $1,590 |
| 2024-08-22 | RPTT&RET $274,500 — from CHEN, WEI; SHI, ZIYAN to SHI, JIAN SHENG | $274,500 | |
| 2024-08-21 | Sold for $274,500 | $274,500 | $1,760 |
| 2024-08-16 | RPTT&RET $346,000 — from JIANG, QIU JIAN; LIN, XIU YU to WANG, XING YING | $346,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 65 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 63 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 77 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 89 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 63 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 65 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 85 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 42 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
Every one of the 1,113 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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