41-25 44th Street, Queens

A 1930s Sunnyside co-op where winter heat issues and a long-unresolved safety violation break up an otherwise standard Queens record.

Built in 1931, this 52-unit building sits just off Queens Boulevard, managed under a board led by Sam Becker. While the building avoids massive structural filings, a lingering hazardous violation and cold-season heating clusters are the main details to investigate. Three things to know:

A hazardous safety violation has remained open for over two years. The building carries one open class C safety violation from July 18, 2024. It flags a defective self-closing door frame at the compactor entrance. Because an unsealed compactor door is a fire hazard, the board's delay in resolving this is a clear point of friction.

Winter brings recurring complaints of a cold building. There are 16 heating complaints on file, heavily concentrated in late 2025. Between November and December of that year, residents repeatedly flagged the entire building as cold, pointing to systemic boiler hiccups. While the complaints subsided by February 2026, the seasonal pattern suggests the heating system needs a close look.

Odor and air-quality complaints cluster in the immediate area. There were 28 air-quality complaints filed within three blocks of the building over the last year, with the most recent logged on July 29, 2026. These patterns often point to commercial kitchen exhaust or building-ventilation bypass that can bleed into nearby apartments.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• A single sale went through in the last three years, a $250,000 unit transfer in June 2025.
• Within three blocks, 245 illegal parking complaints were filed last year, mostly for blocked hydrants.
• Neighbors within three blocks filed 163 residential noise complaints last year, primarily for banging and loud music.
• An established Sunnyside co-op where the main challenges are local block congestion and seasonal heating consistency.

41-25 44th Street is a 52-unit building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4001570009). This building is associated with 41-25 44th Street Owners CORP. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1931, this elevator apartment building sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 32 complaints
• Plumbing: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 6, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041

The building last changed hands on June 18, 2025 for $250,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Take a closer look (67/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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