2,270 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 679 311 service requests, 655 HPD complaints, 360 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 52.6. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 54 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$25,090 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · PLUMBING (10) · Noise (5) · Building/Use (4) · SAFETY (4).
$293,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1937) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (94) |
| 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) | 144-80 SANFORD APARTMENT CORP |
| Head officer | YINGPING LI |
| Managing agent | MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,578,000 | $3,410,100 |
| 2026 | $7,952,000 | $3,578,400 |
| 2027 | $8,440,000 | $3,798,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 $2,037,446 a year ($19.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $957,175 ($9.02 per sq ft), net operating income $1,080,271. 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 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 2013 (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 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / 147 St — Q65 · 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.
144-76 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 |
98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT — 39 buildings, 2,726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B13 · C4. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2021-06-22 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | RPTT&RET $415,000 — from FANG, CUI CUI to OU, ZHI TIAN | $415,000 | |
| 2026-09-11 | Sold for $415,000 | $415,000 | $4,415 |
| 2025-10-02 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from CHEN, CHANG WU to SU, LIJUAN | $400,000 | |
| 2025-10-02 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from CHEN, CHANG WU to SU, LIJUAN | $400,000 | |
| 2025-09-19 | RPTT&RET $370,000 — from KAO, CHANG HUA to XING, YING | $370,000 | |
| 2025-09-19 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $4,255 |
| 2025-09-16 | Sold for $370,000 | $370,000 | $3,936 |
| 2024-12-10 | RPTT&RET $340,000 — from ZHOU, QI; CHOW, WILLIAM to TAI, LI WANG | $340,000 | |
| 2024-11-25 | Sold for $340,000 | $340,000 | $3,617 |
| 2024-05-09 | RPTT&RET $586,000 — from LI, JUN to WANG, JIEQI; WU, KONGHUI | $586,000 | |
| 2024-05-08 | Sold for $586,000 | $586,000 | $6,234 |
| 2024-02-09 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from YUEN, KI FAT to WANG, WENTING | $300,000 | |
| 2024-02-01 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $3,191 |
| 2023-08-29 | RPTT&RET $316,000 — from WANG, HONGYIN; FU, HONGTAO to LIM, LAI WAT | $316,000 | |
| 2023-03-01 | RPTT&RET $375,000 — from CHAN, VINCY NGA SZE; CHAN, JAMES NGA DICK to SHI, ENNAN; AN, XUWEN | $375,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 84 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 129 |
| 2019 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 72 |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 102 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 67 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 | 155 | 3 | 1 | 174 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 71 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 64 |
| 2026 | 7 | 32 | 108 | 13 | 0 | 160 |
Every one of the 2,270 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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