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159-10 Sanford Avenue, Queens

BIN 4121654BBL 4053900027Block 5390 · Lot 27Built 19264 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
10 open Class C — see them ↓$2,500.00 recorded as due
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159-10 Sanford Avenue at a glance

159-10 Sanford Avenue, Queens has 54 open city records on file, 10 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $2,500.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Nov 10, 2015 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Sep 2, 2026.

Open Class C
10
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
32
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
12
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$2,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
3.44
16 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Sep 2, 2026
DOB record

Health score for 159-10 Sanford Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

F
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 210 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 10
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 32
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 6
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $2,500
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 1
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 159-10 Sanford Avenue

210 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 159-10 Sanford Avenue

$2,500.00 is recorded as due across the 5 summonses below, out of $7,525.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 159-10 Sanford Avenue
1797171Aug 5, 2026FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR SUMMONS 39162214K, FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONOct 13, 2026Pending$1,250.00
039199275NAug 5, 2026FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBOct 13, 2026Pending$1,250.00
1389689Oct 2, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION INTERIOR OBSERVED A REFRIGERATOR AT 4 FLOOR STAIRWELL LANDING, PARTIAL OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO ROOF EXIT PATHWAY., REPAIR AND/REPLACEDec 9, 2025Found in violation
039162214KOct 2, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERDec 9, 2025Found in violation
041170820MFeb 15, 2008FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONApr 2, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)

Marshal evictions at 159-10 Sanford Avenue

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 159-10 Sanford Avenue
Apr 8, 2026Residential1-DPossessionEdward Guida319072/25

Ownership history for 159-10 Sanford Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 4053900027), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 159-10 Sanford Avenue
Nov 10, 2015Dec 1, 2015Ferrara & Roveto Property LLCFerrara, Eleonora, Roveto , Pietro, Ferrara, Giuseppe, Roveto, AnnaCorrection deedView ↗
Sep 26, 2014Oct 24, 2014Ferarra & Roveto Property LLCFerrara, Eleonora, Ferrara, Giuseppe, Roveto , Pietro, Roveto , AnnaDeedView ↗
Aug 18, 2004Nov 9, 2004Roveto , Anna, Ferrara, Eleanora, Ferrara, Giuseppe, Roveto, PeterFerrara, Eleanora, Ferrara, Giuseppe, Roveto, PeterDeedView ↗
Mar 12, 1985Apr 1, 1985Roveto, Peter, Ferrara, Giuseppe, Ferrara, EleanoraSam & Raj AssociatesDeedView ↗
Oct 8, 1981Oct 8, 1981Sam & Raj Associates, Sam &Raj AssociatesSisiman Gilbert (Partner), Steinman Gilbert (Partner), Kreichman Howard (Partner), Sanford Management Company, Sandford Management Company (Ptrship), Slieman Gilbert (Partner)DeedView ↗
Jun 11, 1978Jun 11, 1978Sanford Management CompanyPsyllos PeterDeedView ↗
May 26, 1978May 26, 1978Perez Psyllos, Peter PsyllosPsyllos Peter, Doscas JohnDeedView ↗
Jan 17, 1973Jan 17, 1973Peter Pagllos, Peter Psyllos, John Doscas, John DuscasPjs Properties CORPDeedView ↗
Mar 4, 1971Mar 4, 1971Pjs Properties INC, P J S Properties CORP, Pjs Properties CORPMacari Joseph I, Macari Joseph TDeedView ↗
May 18, 1970May 18, 1970Joseph T MacariKit Realty INCDeedView ↗
Apr 21, 1966Apr 21, 1966A T Z Properties CORP, A To Z Properties CORPJeancar Realty Co INCDeedView ↗
Apr 21, 1966Apr 21, 1966Kit Realty INCA To Z Properties CORPDeedView ↗

Financing record for 159-10 Sanford Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 159-10 Sanford Avenue
Nov 10, 2015Assignment of leases and rents$650,000Astoria BankView ↗
Nov 10, 2015Mortgage$438,397Astoria BankView ↗
Nov 6, 2015Mortgage assignmentAstoria BankView ↗
Aug 12, 2015Mortgage assignmentSantander Bank, N.A.View ↗
Sep 26, 2006Mortgage assignmentFannie MaeView ↗
Sep 26, 2006Assignment of assignmentFannie MaeView ↗
Oct 5, 2004Satisfaction of mortgageAstoria Federal Savings And Loans Assoc.View ↗
Aug 18, 2004Mortgage$600,000Independence Community BankView ↗
Aug 18, 2004Assignment of leases and rents$600,000Independence Community BankView ↗
Oct 8, 1981MortgageSanford Management CompanyView ↗
Apr 27, 1981Mortgage assignmentMax Bank, Howard Kreichman, Naomi Bank, Yolanda Wilson, Ernie Goldblatt, Ralph Wilson, Ada Bank, Paul Bank, Shirley Goldblatt, Yolande WilsonView ↗
Jun 11, 1978MortgagePeter PsyllosView ↗
Sep 21, 1972MortgageRoosevelt Savgs Bank Of The City Of New YorkView ↗
Sep 18, 1972Mortgage assignmentRoosevelt Svgs Bk Of City Of NyView ↗
Mar 4, 1971MortgageJoseph I Macari, Joseph T MacariView ↗
Apr 28, 1966Mortgage assignmentLouis J BergView ↗
Apr 21, 1966MortgageWilliam K Langfan, William K LanghanView ↗
Apr 21, 1966Mortgage assignmentI F C Collateral Corporation, Ifc Collateral CORP, I F C Collateral CORPView ↗
Apr 21, 1966MortgageA To Z Properties CORPView ↗
Apr 21, 1966MortgageRoosevelt Savings Bk City Of Ny, Roosevelt Savings Bk Of The City Of Ny, Roosevelt Savings Bank Of The City Of NyView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFlushing Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$18,598Flushing Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFlushing Savings BankView ↗
Release of mortgageFerrara, Eleanora, Roveto, Peter, Ferrara, G.View ↗
Mortgage$179,566First Fed S&L Assn/RchstView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageSam & Raj AssocView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst Fed S&L Assn/RchstView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst Fed S&L Assn/RchstView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageRoosevelt Sav Bk/Nyc, A To Z Properties CORPView ↗
Mortgage$20,000Sam&Raj AssociatesView ↗
Mortgage$180,000Astoria Fed S&L AssnView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgagePsyllos, PeterView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageSanford Management CoView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageMacari, Joseph T.View ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageMacari, Joseph T.View ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.