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158-17 Sanford Avenue

2,736Records
18City systems
136Open violations
778.9Penalty rate

2,736 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 995 311 service requests, 873 HPD complaints, 708 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11358
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ENIGM SANFORD LLC
BBL4053310001
BIN4120369

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 778.9. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations136 total — 71 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2007-08-13.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

268 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 100 · winter 2024–25: 72 · winter 2025–26: 79 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

100
’23–24
72
’24–25
79
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

278 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (125) · Noise (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · PLUMBING (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · Rodent (13).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)ENIGM SANFORD LLC
Head officerNICHOLAS CORITSIDIS
Managing agentA-KINETIC SOLUTIONS LTD
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,356,000 $610,200
2026$1,455,000 $654,750
2027$1,296,000 $583,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / 158 St — Q65 · 150 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

158-17 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

278 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 125 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 A-KINETIC SOLUTIONS LTD — 13 buildings, 52 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
158-17 Sanford Avenue QN20 D
48-40 48 Street QN6 B
34-09 42 Street QN6 D
2909 Ely Avenue BX2 D
2903 Ely Avenue BX2 F
2907 Ely Avenue BX2 C
2915 Ely Avenue BX2 F
2919 Ely Avenue BX2 F
2913 Ely Avenue BX2 F
2917 Ely Avenue BX2 D
2911 Ely Avenue BX2 D
2905 Ely Avenue BX2 C
2901 Ely Avenue BX2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2016-04-18 (lender: Xyston Group LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-26Agreement $1,650,000 — from ENIGM SANFORD LLC; PNL ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,650,000
2016-04-18Deed $3,950,000 — from 158-17 SANFORD AVENUE REALTY LLC to XYSTON HOLDINGS I LLC; PNL ASSOCIATES LLC; ENIGM SANFORD LLC $3,950,000
2016-04-18Mortgage $2,000,000 — from PNL ASSOCIATES LLC; XYSTON HOLDINGS I LLC; ENIGM SANFORD LLC to XYSTON GROUP LLC $2,000,000
2016-04-18AL&R $2,000,000 — from XYSTON HOLDINGS I LLC; ENIGM SANFORD LLC; PNL ASSOCIATES LLC to XYSTON GROUP LLC $2,000,000
2016-04-07Sold for $3,950,000 $3,950,000 $197,500
2004-02-02Agreement $500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 158-17 SANFORD AVENUE REALTY LLC $500,000
2004-02-02AL&R $500,000 — from 158-17 SANFORD AVENUE REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $500,000
2004-02-02Mortgage $369,348 — from 158-17 SANFORD AVENUE REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $369,348
1994-03-15Mortgage $36,537 — from YUGER, ROSALYA; YUGER, MIKHAIL to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $36,537
1986-04-16Mortgage $60,000 — from YUGER, ROSALYA; YUGER, MIKHAIL to SAM & RAJ ASSOCIATES $60,000
1986-04-16Mortgage $250,000 — from YUGER, ROSALYA; YUGER, MIKHAIL to ASTORIA FED S/L ASSOC $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017001280128
20180243146
20192047251
2020001241125
20210169272
2022013250326
2023033024309
2024023390341
2025022026210
2026001070107
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 2,611Ownership & money 51Health & systems 17

Every one of the 2,736 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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