144-44 Sanford Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~97% of buildings in this ZIP (196 open)
- 49 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (16 vs ~12)
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1928) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 7 of 54 units
About this building
City records list 1928 as the year built — older than 86% of the 240 buildings we cover in ZIP 11355, and the oldest of the 6 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 4.4 times the size of its lot: 54,491 sq ft of building on a 12,375 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 13, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
144-44 Sanford Avenue
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- City records show 196 open HPD violations, 49 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1993 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 7 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch on door….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
144-44 Sanford Avenue sits in Queens, ZIP 11355. No subway stations are within an 800-meter walk — expect to rely on buses or rideshare.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: October 1993 · Most recent: July 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-07-17 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2026-07-17 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2026-07-17 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLE AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY"
- 2026-07-17 "§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONS…"
- 2026-07-17 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2026-04-10
- 2026-04-10
- 2024-11-28
- 2024-11-28
- 2022-08-29
- Class C · 49 open · penalty 735 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 113 open · penalty 565 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 34 open · penalty 34 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-15 · Apt BLDG · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-06-03 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-04-25 · Apt 1C · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2021-12-01 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- 2020-05-16
- 2020-03-04 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
3 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2020). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
1 earlier hazard cited and remediated.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1928). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 27
- HARRASSMENT 2: 26
- GRAND LARCENY: 23
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 22
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 21
- Blocked Driveway: 81
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 60
- Noise - Residential: 49
- PLUMBING: 36
- Illegal Parking: 31
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- J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard
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Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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