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157-11 Sanford Avenue

1,672Records
18City systems
98Open violations
49.1Penalty rate

1,672 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 542 311 service requests, 454 HPD housing violations, 443 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units86
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC
BBL4053300001
BIN4120349

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 49.1. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations98 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 79 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2006-11-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 79 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · Illegal Parking (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Noise (8) · WATER LEAK (7).

Filed construction activity

$133,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (86)
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)CHIOS REALTY GROUP I LLC
Head officerWILLIAM G DEMOS
Managing agentPRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Last registered2026-06-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,007,000 $3,153,150
2026$7,218,000 $3,248,100
2027$7,825,000 $3,521,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / 158 St — Q65 · 100 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

157-11 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

118 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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 PRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC — 56 buildings, 1,149 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B17 · C6 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
56-10 94 Street QN112 C
157-11 Sanford Avenue QN86 B
90-31 Whitney Avenue QN60 B
29-24 21 Avenue QN60 A
34-15 31 Avenue QN59 C
6113 5 Avenue BK49 B
7 Cornelia Street MN47 A
32-15 34 Street QN40 A
30-70 34 Street QN36 D
40-07 73 Street QN31 A
30-78 34 Street QN30 A
39-06 Corporal Stone St QN30 A
30-84 34 Street QN30 A
35-14 28 Avenue QN28 A
24-24 29 Street QN27 B
30-40 32 Street QN25 B
28-10 36 Street QN24 B
48-08 108 Street QN22 D
28-31 34 Street QN21 B
28-25 34 Street QN20 A
233 Franklin Street BK20 A
32-38 30 Street QN20 A
30-40 45 Street QN20 B
189-15 37 Avenue QN18 B
41-05 95 Street QN16 A
189-10 37 Avenue QN16 A
83-05 34 Avenue QN16 B
189-16 37 Avenue QN16 B
57 Audubon Avenue MN14 B
1633 2 Avenue MN12 A
31-21 Ditmars Boulevard QN12 A
31 Street QN10 A
441 Henry Street BK9 A
439 Henry Street BK9 A
31-70 37 Street QN8 C
34-16 34 Street QN8 B
150-07 41st Avenue QN8 A
150-02 Roosevelt Avenue QN8 A
99-19 43 Avenue QN6 B
25-24 18 Street QN6 A
36-23 30 Street QN6 D
25-54 35 Street QN6 A
32-30 44 Street QN6 A
25-47 22 Street QN6 A
25-26 18 Street QN6 C
32-10 Astoria Boulevard S QN6 A
40-11 23 Avenue QN5 B
121 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 C
4401 13 Avenue BK3 D
42-36 193 Street QN2 B
32-05 41 Street QN2 C
42-37 192 Street QN2 B
42-40 193 Street QN2 A
42-35 192 Street QN2 A
28-20 Ditmars Boulevard QN1 A
42-42 193 Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,244,462 on 2018-12-17 (lender: Dime Community Bank F/k/a The Dime Savings Bank Of). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-06Agreement $7,700,000 — from CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC to ALMA BANK $7,700,000
2018-12-17AL&R $10,200,000 — from CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DIME SAVIN $10,200,000
2018-12-17Mortgage $2,244,463 — from CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DIME SAVIN $2,244,463
2018-12-17Agreement $10,200,000 — from CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DIME SAVIN $10,200,000
2014-10-01Mortgage $6,279,640 — from CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $6,279,640
2014-10-01Agreement $8,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC. $8,500,000
2014-10-01AL&R $8,500,000 — from CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2014-10-01Deed $17,000,000 — from SANFORD ELD LLC; SANFORD ND LLC; SANFORD DD LLC; SANFORD ED LLC; SANFORD PD LLC; SANFORD A to CHIOS REALTY GROUP I, LLC $17,000,000
2006-04-21AL&R $2,600,000 — from THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND to SANFORD APTS. LLC $2,600,000
2006-04-21Agreement $2,600,000 — from SANFORD APTS. LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,600,000
2006-04-21Mortgage $17,825 — from SANFORD APTS. LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $17,825
1999-03-04Mortgage $1,105,285 — from SANFORD APTS. LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,105,285
1997-09-04Mortgage $909,486 — from LUCCHESE, JOSEPHINE; LUCCHESE, FARO; VACCARO, VINCENZO to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $909,486
1986-05-13Mortgage $548,501 — from LUCCHESE, JOSEPHINE; LUCCHESE,FARO; VACCARO, VINCENZO to FIRST FED S&L ASSN. $548,501
1984-01-30Mortgage $200,000 — from LUCCHESE, FARO; LUCCHESE, JOSEPHINE; VACCARO, VINCENZO to TRIANGLE ASSOCIATES $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201749740188
20180112441130
2019012840197
202002190324
202101180120
202207850193
20232615031162
20241220802213
202501410143
202630290133
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 1,494Ownership & money 51Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,672 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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