Questions about this building
Does 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens have open violations?
Yes. 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens had 11 open violations on September 27, 2026: 3 from OATH/ECB and 8 from HPD. 8 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 13 years, since March 5, 2013.
Is 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 8 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
Does 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens have an OATH hearing coming up?
Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for October 27, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.
Does 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens have active DOB violations?
Yes. 6 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 20, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Is 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens in housing court?
Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened August 4, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.
Has DOB received complaints about 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens?
Yes. 5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 8, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
Are any DOB work permits in effect at 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens?
Yes. 2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued August 4, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.
What is the ENERGY STAR score for 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens?
ENERGY STAR score 73 for 2024, against a median of 55 for Senior Living Community that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.
When was the boiler at 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens last inspected?
It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on October 1. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
Is 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered since 2024 (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
When was 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens built?
The city's record gives 1927 as the year 140-40 Sanford Avenue, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a hospital or health facility with 6 floors.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 140-40 Sanford Ave, Queens: 8 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/140-40-sanford-avenue-queens
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