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140-08 Sanford Avenue · Queens · BBL 4051800030 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (2) · Obstruction (1) · Street Sign (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$96,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerMUNLAI CHANG
Managing agentKISSENA PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,950,000 $1,327,500
2026$3,288,000 $1,479,600
2027$3,050,000 $1,372,500

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

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

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 · 50 ft
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 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

140-08 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC — 2 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
140-08 Sanford Avenue QN15 A
42-07 Kissena Boulevard QN15 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $397,019 on 2017-02-13 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-02-13AL&R $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $7,300,000
2017-02-13Agreement $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $7,300,000
2017-02-13Mortgage $397,019 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $397,019
2014-01-13Mortgage $2,096,426 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK $2,096,426
2014-01-13Deed $11,500,000 — from DARAL PROPERTIES LLC to KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC $11,500,000
2014-01-13AL&R $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK $7,300,000
2014-01-13Agreement $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK $7,300,000
2012-09-17Mortgage $4,500,000 — from DARAL PROPERTIES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $4,500,000
2012-09-17Agreement $5,500,000 — from DARAL PROPERTIES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
8
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010506
2018000000
2019012014
2020710008
2021005005
2022006006
2023005005
2024007007
2025003003
2026011002
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-03-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-05-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-01-31311: Encampment — N/A
2024
2024-09-24311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024-09-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-09-04311: Street Sign - Missing — Bus Stop
2024-05-11311: Encampment — N/A
2024-05-11311: Encampment — N/A
2024-04-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-04-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023
2023-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-16311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-10-27311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2023-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-03-31HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-09311: Mobile Food Vendor — Smoke/Odor
2022-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-09-05311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2022-03-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2022-02-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022-02-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-06-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-24311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-03311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-01311: Encampment — N/A
2021-02-17Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2020
2020-12-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-12-02Job filed: PROPOSED EXTERIOR RENOVATION ON OSP. REPAIR BRICK JOINTS & BRICK MASONRY ON BUILDING FACADE. REMEDY TO CURE ECB VIOLATIONS: #35542154R. NO CHANGE $24,250
2020-12-02Job filed: PROPOSED EXTERIOR RENOVATION ON OSP. REPAIR BRICK JOINTS & BRICK MASONRY ON BUILDING FACADE. REMEDY TO CURE ECB VIOLATIONS: #35542154R. NO CHANGE $24,250
2020-11-17Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-11-17Job filed: PROPOSED EXTERIOR RENOVATION ON OSP. REPAIR BRICK JOINTS & BRICK MASONRY ON BUILDING FACADE. REMEDY TO CURE ECB VIOLATIONS: #35542154R. NO CHANGE $20,000
2020-11-17Job filed: PROPOSED EXTERIOR RENOVATION ON OSP. REPAIR BRICK JOINTS & BRICK MASONRY ON BUILDING FACADE. REMEDY TO CURE ECB VIOLATIONS: #35542154R. NO CHANGE $20,000
2020-11-14Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE$8,000
2020-10-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. NOTE:AT TIME OFINSPECTION OBSERVED AT 1)EXPOSURE#1;DAMAGED BRICK JOINTS IN $620
2019
2019-08-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-04-26Elevator permit: Add door lock monitoring system to comply with ASME A17.3 of 2002, as modified by Chapter K3 of Appendix K Section 3.10.12 of the $5,000
2019-04-02DOB violation E:
2019-01-23311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2017
2017-03-07DOB violation E:
2017-02-13TL&R — from PREFERRED BANK, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER; UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK to KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC
2017-02-13AL&R $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING BANK$7,300,000
2017-02-13Agreement $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING BANK$7,300,000
2017-02-13Mortgage $397,019 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING BANK$397,019
2017-02-13Mortgage assigned — from UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK; PREFERRED BANK, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER T to FLUSHING BANK
2016
2016-12-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2016-12-01DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST
2016-04-04DOB violation E:
2016-02-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-12-08311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2015-11-06311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2015-04-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-04-23311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2015-03-20311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-02-10311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2015-02-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-01-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2014
2014-09-29DOB violation E:
2014-06-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-05-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-01-16HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG
2014-01-13Mortgage $2,096,426 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK$2,096,426
2014-01-13Deed $11,500,000 — from DARAL PROPERTIES LLC to KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC$11,500,000
2014-01-13AL&R $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK$7,300,000
2014-01-13Agreement $7,300,000 — from KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK$7,300,000
2014-01-13Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK
2014-01-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-09-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013-05-20311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2013-05-08311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2012
2012-12-18311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2012-11-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-25DOB violation E:
2012-09-17Mortgage assigned — from JOMAR ASSOCIATES N.Y. LLC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2012-09-17Deed — from 140-08 SANFORD CORP. to DARAL PROPERTIES LLC
2012-09-17Mortgage $4,500,000 — from DARAL PROPERTIES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$4,500,000
2012-09-17Agreement $5,500,000 — from DARAL PROPERTIES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$5,500,000
2012-08-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 05X10,19B07,68M07,71X10,99BB05.(05X10)REPAIR CAR DOOR RESTRICTORS.(19B07)PROVIDE SIZE 8' OF HOISTWAY DOOR RETAINERS.(68M07)PROVIDE$500
2012-04-06Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-03-22311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2012-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011
2011-12-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-11-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-11-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-23Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING HEALTH CARE FACILITY AT 1ST FLOOR IN 6 STORY BUILDING. INSTALL NEW HAND SINKS AT 1ST FLOOR, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUP$35,000
2011-11-23Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING HEALTH CARE FACILITY AT 1ST FLOOR IN 6 STORY BUILDING. INSTALL NEW HAND SINKS AT 1ST FLOOR, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUP$35,000
2011-10-27DOB violation E:
2011-10-27DOB violation E:
2011-05-16Deed — from DARAL PROPERTIES LLC to 140-08 SANFORD CORP.
2011-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-05-14311: Plumbing — Sprinkler System - Inadequate
2010-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2010-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-02-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2010-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-11-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2009-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-26DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-07-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 92 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COM
2009-07-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 92 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COM
2009-07-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2009-03-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-03-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-03Job filed: TO FILE STRUCTURE WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH NB #402625469$1,000
2009-03-03Job filed: TO FILE STRUCTURE WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH NB #402625469$1,000
2009-01-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-01-15Permit NB — ISSUED
2008
2008-08-01DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-11DOB violation C:
2008-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-04-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-28Job filed: TO INSTALL TEMPORARY FENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #410076572.
2008-03-28Job filed: TO INSTALL TEMPORARY FENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #410076572.
2008-03-14Job filed: TO FILE FOUNDATION WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #402625469$40,000
2008-03-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-02-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-02-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-02-01Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FILED TO DO SHORING IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB JOB NO. 402625469.$40,000
2008-01-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 162 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR NB CONSTRUCTION,FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY TO LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/19
2007
2007-12-19Job filed: Install fire sprinkler system per plans filed herewith and in conjunction with NB#402625469. The system will be hydraulically calculated. There is no$1,000
2007-07-03Job filed: NB

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