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444 Beach 44 Street · Queens · BBL 4159650025 · 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, AEP41.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 150.7. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-17.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agentPLAZA HARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$321,000 $144,450
2026$326,000 $146,700
2027$334,000 $150,300

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

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at 2050 sea levels — not flagged today, but projected into the flood extent as sea levels rise.

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

SubwayBeach 44 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Beach 44 St — Q22 QM17 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Bay School
Middle: P.S. 105 The Bay School. 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

444 Beach 44 Street

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

3 311 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 PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. — 23 buildings, 39 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1961 Fulton Street BK8 B
146-29 Tuskegee Airmen Way QN3 D
114-63 203 Street QN2 B
3-01 Seagirt Avenue QN2 D
109-18 Merrick Boulevard QN2 C
168-12 Foch Boulevard QN2 F
115-03 Bedell Street QN2 B
949 East 221 Street BX2 D
177-37 106 Road QN2 A
94-08 Linden Boulevard QN1 C
14-29 Pearl Street QN1 C
125-18 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
444 Beach 44 Street QN1 D
146-52 105 Avenue QN1 C
216-24 115 Terrace QN1 C
25-04 Brookhaven Avenue QN1 C
327 Beach 73 Street QN1 C
111-48 156 Street QN1 C
176-36 Sunbury Road QN1 C
126-03 116 Avenue QN1 A
40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN1 D
174-20 110 Avenue QN1 B
133-44 118 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $354,701 on 2008-06-18 (lender: Lend America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-31Deed $216,449 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP $216,449
2018-12-21Sold for $216,449 $216,449 $216,449
2018-09-26Deed $250,000 — from BRUNO, JR., ESQ. AS REFEREE, FRANK to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $250,000
2018-05-23Sold for $250,000 $250,000 $250,000
2008-06-18Mortgage $354,701 — from KING, STERLING to LEND AMERICA $354,701
2007-05-16Mortgage $54,075 — from KING, STERLING to MERS $54,075
2007-05-01Mortgage $288,400 — from KING, STERLING to MERS $288,400
2007-05-01Deed $360,500 — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to KING, STERLING $360,500
2004-09-28Mortgage $207,750 — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to MERS $207,750
2004-09-28Deed $277,000 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR $277,000
2004-09-28Mortgage $69,250 — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to MERS $69,250
2001-11-23Mortgage $88,431 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC; ''MERS AS NOMINEE'' $88,431
1997-08-07Mortgage $38,400 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to GREENPOINT BANK $38,400
1993-08-24Mortgage $34,000 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $34,000
1989-11-28Mortgage $21,107 — from SINGH, KAWALADY; SINGH, CHATERPAUL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $21,107

Ten-year activity

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2018174012
201911002
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024
2024-12-06City emergency repair (OMO): asbestos analysis as per mini rc # 2023141326121 (new york environmental & mtrl lab) and hpd specification, perform pola$108
2024-12-02City emergency repair (OMO): pressure test for gas turn on nyc hpd emergency operations division   essential service work  ********************* h$12,000
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM E
2024-08-08HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2024-08-08HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1s
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCAT
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st S
2024-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCA
2024-08-08HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM E
2024-07-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-07-29311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-07-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-07-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-07-17HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BLDG, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2024-06-27311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-06-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-02-07311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2021
2021-01-29311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-29Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020
2020-01-21DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-06-19311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2018
2018-12-31Deed $216,449 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP$216,449
2018-12-21Sold for $216,449$216,449
2018-11-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-11-21311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2018-11-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-11-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2018-11-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-11-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-09-26Deed $250,000 — from BRUNO, JR., ESQ. AS REFEREE, FRANK to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$250,000
2018-08-24311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2018-05-23Sold for $250,000$250,000
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-06-26311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-04-04311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2012
2012-12-21311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2012-02-08Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
2011
2011-07-23311: Noise - House of Worship — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-12-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2010-12-20311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2010-11-29311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2010-11-29311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-11-29311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-11-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2010-11-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-11-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-03-17311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2009
2009-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-09-25Job filed: APPLICATION BEING FILED TO OBTAIN A NO WORK PERMIT AND A 900A ONLY FOR A BOILER INSTALLED PREVIOUSLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB #410065897. NO CHANGE IN $100
2008
2008-10-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-08-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-06-18Mortgage satisfied — from KING, STERLING to MERS
2008-06-18Mortgage satisfied — from KING, STERLING to MERS
2008-06-18Mortgage $354,701 — from KING, STERLING to LEND AMERICA$354,701
2008-02-12Job filed: FILING TO CONVERT ONE FAMILY/ONE STORY HOUSE TO COMMUNITY FACILITY/PLACE OF WORSHIP, USE GROUP 4. HORIZONTAL EXTENSION OF APPROXIMATELY 290 SF WITH P$40,000
2007
2007-08-15Mortgage satisfied — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to MERS
2007-05-16Mortgage $54,075 — from KING, STERLING to MERS$54,075
2007-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to LEND AMERICA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007-05-01Mortgage $288,400 — from KING, STERLING to MERS$288,400
2007-05-01Deed $360,500 — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to KING, STERLING$360,500
2007-05-01PAT — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to WIEDER, HOWARD
2006
2006-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2006-06-05Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to DEUTSCHE BANK COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A
2006-05-11Mortgage assigned — from AS NOMINEE FOR LEND AMERICA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2004
2004-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.; THE GREEN POI
2004-09-28PAT — from BAKER, CAROL to AGUIAR J.R, RAFAEL
2004-09-28Mortgage $207,750 — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to MERS$207,750
2004-09-28Deed $277,000 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR$277,000
2004-09-28Mortgage $69,250 — from HUKUMCHAND, NATESHWAR to MERS$69,250
2003
2003-09-19Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT SAVINGS BANK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2001
2001-11-23Mortgage $88,431 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC; ''MERS AS NOMINEE''$88,431
2001-11-23Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to ''MERS AS NOMINEE''; GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC
2001-11-23Agreement — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC to BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL
1997
1997-08-07Mortgage $38,400 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to GREENPOINT BANK$38,400
1997-08-07Agreement — from GREENPOINT BANK to AGUIAR, RAFAEL; BAKER, CAROL
1993
1993-08-24Mortgage $34,000 — from BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$34,000
1993-08-24Deed — from GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK to BAKER, CAROL; AGUIAR, RAFAEL
1993-02-04Deed — from RAIA, JOHN J(REF); SINGH, KAWALDAY(DEF)ETAL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1989
1989-11-28Mortgage $21,107 — from SINGH, KAWALADY; SINGH, CHATERPAUL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$21,107
1989-11-28Agreement — from GREEN POINT SAVS BANK to SINGH, KAWALADY; SINGH, CHATERPAUL
1986
1986-11-20Deed — from DEJESUS, ZAIDA F to SINGH, KAWALDAY; SINGH, CHATERPAUL
1986-11-20Mortgage $35,000 — from SINGH, KAWALDAY; SINGH, CHATERPAUL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$35,000
1977
1977-07-07Deed — from FULTON HELEN T to ZAIDA F DEJESUS

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