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42-11 Kissena Boulevard

1,280Records
19City systems
121Open violations
28Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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1,280 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 315 311 service requests, 169 HPD complaints, 156 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units96
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)SANFORD KISSENA OWNERS CORP
BBL4051800022
BIN4443481, 4443482, 4443483, 4443484

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 28. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations121 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 52 class A. Oldest open since 2005-05-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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7
’24–25
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’25–26

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

$13,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · PLUMBING (6) · ELECTRIC (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

Filed construction activity

$458,660 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (96)
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 KISSENA OWNERS CORP.
Head officerDAVID CHEN
Managing agentMURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,121,000 $3,204,450
2026$7,588,000 $3,414,600
2027$8,532,000 $3,839,400

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $1,857,362 a year ($19.73 per sq ft), operating expenses $928,211 ($9.86 per sq ft), net operating income $929,152. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Kissena Blvd — Q26 Q27 Q65 · 200 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

42-11 Kissena Boulevard

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

105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT — 39 buildings, 2,726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B13 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
68-09 138 Street QN312 B
147-35 38 Avenue QN216 C
144-54 Sanford Avenue QN180 A
44-65 Kissena Boulevard QN168 A
31-50 140 Street QN136 A
38-15 149 Street QN108 A
136-05 Sanford Avenue QN103 B
42-11 Kissena Boulevard QN96 A
144-76 Sanford Avenue QN94 B
143-30 Roosevelt Avenue QN91 A
143-40 Roosevelt Avenue QN91 A
138-40 Jewel Avenue QN90 A
143-55 41 Avenue QN78 B
75-20 113 Street QN74 A
143-40 41 Avenue QN74 B
88-35 162 Street QN69 B
43-57 Union Street QN60 A
43-55 Kissena Boulevard QN56 B
143-36 Barclay Avenue QN55 B
118-65 Metropolitan Avenue QN55 C
144-44 Sanford Avenue QN54 B
132-03 Sanford Avenue QN50 A
138-11 Roosevelt Avenue QN48 A
83-14 Lefferts Boulevard QN37 C
83-34 Lefferts Boulevard QN37 C
143-53 Barclay Avenue QN36 A
133-27 Sanford Avenue QN35 A
144-48 Roosevelt Avenue QN26 A
140-32 Cherry Avenue QN24 A
43-22 Union Street QN24 A
43-73 Union Street QN23 A
140-31 Cherry Avenue QN21 B
135-37 37 Avenue QN20 A
139-30 34 Avenue QN18 A
144-63 37 Avenue QN16 A
42-47 Union Street QN14 A
135-07 40 Road QN14 B
42-05 Parsons Boulevard QN14 B
149-23 Sanford Avenue QN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2020-08-31 (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
2026-01-07RPTT&RET $380,000 — from LI, FENGXIA to LIN, ZHONG YONG $380,000
2025-12-31Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $3,958
2024-05-30RPTT&RET $350,000 — from TSE, PATRICIA L; TSE, JOSEPH W to TSOU, STEVEN $350,000
2024-05-24Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $3,646
2023-05-17RPTT&RET $378,000 — from LI, FUMING to NI, WEI XIA $378,000
2023-05-15Sold for $378,000 $378,000 $3,938
2023-02-02RPTT&RET $469,420 — from CHU, RUO L; LI, WEN NING to LAU, SUSAN $469,420
2023-01-19Sold for $469,420 $469,420 $4,890
2022-12-22RPTT&RET $380,000 — from WONG, WILLIAM; LING, NANCY to XU, SHAO BIN; ZHANG, LU $380,000
2022-12-15Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $3,958
2022-12-07RPTT&RET $388,000 — from SHA, GUOFEN; LAWRENCE, CHESTER MICHAEL to YE, YI DI $388,000
2022-11-15Sold for $388,000 $388,000 $4,042
2022-04-06RPTT&RET $387,000 — from DENG, XIA; JIN, CHANG SHUN; JIN, CHANGSHUN to LAWRENCE, CHESTER M; SHA, GOUFEN $387,000
2022-03-21Sold for $387,000 $387,000 $4,031
2021-08-17RPTT&RET $370,000 — from MAHONY, CINDY to LIU, NANNAN $370,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
168
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176122412256
201829387157
2019013412157
2020571412139
2021061410535
202223598274
2023511135512168
202431694380
2025010431155
2026079312103
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The full timeline

Construction 120Enforcement 261Housing & tenants 686Ownership & money 179Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,280 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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