155-17 Sanford Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-05328-0015BIN 4120327

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 36 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)
05$6,250 in unpaid DOB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — of about 36 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2021 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2026-06-18

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2026-06-22

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER AND UPPER SASH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2026-06-18

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2026-06-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water7

Unsanitary Condition2

Paint/Plaster2

Plumbing1

Appliance1

Water Leak1

Flooring/Stairs1

General1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential48

Street/Sidewalk15

Unspecified6

Commercial6

Vehicle3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony19

Misdemeanor39

Violation9

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-04-06

FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348099 VIO#030426PI40701TC DATED 3/4/26 REQUIRING OWNER TO SUBMIT A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 4/04/26 AS OF 4/06/26 THE REQ'D CAP WAS NOT REC'D. IMMED COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348099 VIO#030426PI40701TC

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-04

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REQ'D-OBSVD SEVERAL CRACKS @ PARAPET LEVEL CRACKS @ EXP1/4 CORNER AND CRACKED MASONRY AT 3/4 CORNER. OBSVD LOOSE ROOF TILE AT EXP4. OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN REG DESIGN PROF IN GOOD STANDING W/DOB&NY TO EVAL ENTIRE BLDG AND SUBMIT A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 04/04/2026

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-04

FTM BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER-OBSVD SEVERAL CRACKS PARAPET LEVEL @ EXP1/4 CORNER ALSO @EXP3/4 CORNER, ALSO OBSVD LOOSE SLATE TILE AT EXP4. ANNUAL PARAPET OBSERVATION REPORT IS REQ'D TO BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY SARTING 2024. SUBMIT ANNUAL PARAPET REPORT FOR 2025 TO BE REC'D BY DOB NO LATER THAN 03/18/2026

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

155-17 SANFORD OWNERS CORP

Head officer

GEORGE MICHELIS

Managing agent

SLJ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12026-09-16$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-05-20$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-03-04$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-09-15 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2024-11-22 · $600,000

Mortgage2024-11-22$600,000

borrower 115-17 SANFORD OWNERS CORP. · lender NORTHEAST BANK

Mortgage2014-12-23$700,000

borrower 155-17 SANFORD OWNERS CORP. · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2010-09-08$206,354.16

borrower 155-17 SANDFORD OWNERS CORP. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2003-07-25$75,700.5

borrower 155-17 SANFORD OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2001-07-17$347,456.68

borrower 155-17 SANFORD OWNERS CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale