# 132-70 Sanford Avenue, Queens, NY

Public-record building report from Know Your Building (https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/4051010033/132-70-sanford-avenue-queens).
BBL 4051010033 · BIN 4115061 · Generated 2026-10-24

## Concern level: severe

- 28 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
- 28 of those issued in the last 3 years
- 1 active DOB violation(s)
- 2 evictions executed in the last 3 years
- 1 OATH/ECB fine lost by default (unpaid)

Scale: low, moderate, high, severe. Set from open hazardous violations relative to building size, raised by distress signals (HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program, court harassment findings, evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, a sold tax lien). It describes the public record, not any one apartment.

## Rent stabilization

Likely rent-stabilized. The owner registered 69 stabilized units for 2023, of about 78 apartments.
Registered units by year: 2018: 70, 2019: 70, 2020: 70, 2021: 75, 2023: 69.
Receives the J-51 tax benefit.
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized; tenants can request their rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

## The building

built 1925, 6 floors, 78 residential units.

## HPD housing-maintenance violations

84 open (class C immediately hazardous: 28, class B hazardous: 50, class A non-hazardous: 6); 382 on record.
28 open class-C violations were issued in the last 3 years.

## DOB building violations

1 active (1 issued in the last 3 years); 64 on record.

## OATH/ECB violations and fines

7 active of 56 on record; 1 decided by default; $11,905 balance due.

## 311 housing complaints

7 in the last 12 months; 61 on record.
Most common: WATER LEAK (21), PAINT/PLASTER (18), HEAT/HOT WATER (7), UNSANITARY CONDITION (7), DOOR/WINDOW (3).

## Bedbugs

8 annual bedbug filings by the owner; latest reports 1 infested unit.

## Evictions

2 executed in the last 3 years; 5 on record.

## Housing court (HPD litigation)

11 cases on record, 0 open, 5 tenant-initiated, 0 with a court finding of harassment.

## Landlord

- CorporateOwner: 132-70 SANFORD AVENUE, LLC
- Agent: BRIAN GARLAND
- HeadOfficer: MARGARET BRUNN

The same owner is linked to 97 other buildings (MARGARET BRUNN at 40 WEST 57TH STREET).

## Sources and limits

NYC Open Data (HPD, DOB, OATH/ECB, 311, DOF, PLUTO) and NYS DHCR building lists. This is a screening signal from public records, not legal advice; records lag and contain errors. Full interactive report with violation details and maps: https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/4051010033/132-70-sanford-avenue-queens