144-87 41 Avenue,
Queens, NY 11354

208 Units

Built in 1962

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 5
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 144-87 41 Avenue
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Recent tenant reviews for 144-87 41 Avenue in Queens highlight large apartment sizes and a lively neighborhood as positives. However, numerous issues prevail: persistent pest infestations (cockroaches, mice), unreliable heating and hot water, poor sound insulation, and frequent elevator breakdowns. Cleanliness and garbage management are often criticized, alongside slow or inadequate owner responsiveness. Noise from neighbors, traffic, and nearby LIRR adds to discomfort. Parking is limited and expensive. Many suggest urgent building renovations and improved pest control. Though rent-stabilized, the building's ongoing maintenance and safety concerns detract from tenant satisfaction, making it a challenging choice for long-term residents.

Reviews (9)

Over 2 years ago
It works for short term
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartments are quite large compared to rent cost.
Cons:
Very noisy building. You can hear the LIRR and neighbors through the walls, ceiling, and floor.
Over 2 years ago
STEER CLEAR of HERE
Former Tenant
Pros:
Essentially nothing. The hardwoods were nice to look at until we were forced to cover them completely with carpets, felt pads, and rubber mats to appease a downstairs neighbor who claimed us walking around was too loud.
Cons:
Watch your step, there are cockroaches everywhere in public areas. They are dead from the chemicals sprayed everywhere but you never know with them. Samson Management dodged me for over two months after the supplied refrigerator broke and they didn’t replace it for almost 3 months. Not to mention we were never compensated for this insanity nor did they ever acknowledge the unbelievable number of calls and emails we sent them regarding this issue. Simultaneously, we had cockroaches inside our apartment which even after numerous attempts to resolve the matter with the super and the management company, the best they would do was put us on the list of apartments to be sprayed in a few weeks on the *single* designated day they would bring in an exterminator. This left us without a kitchen as we now had no fridge and so many cockroaches we felt like we couldn’t even go into the tiny 6sqft area they called a kitchen. Heat was on and off randomly but it was as if they had the settings on backwards. It would blast heat when you were already dying from it and then it wouldn’t kick on when you were shivering. (No joke they had the heat on all the way into May to the point we had to leave our windows open year-round). Hot water would run out when you needed it. The icing on the cake came when I was physically assaulted by my downstairs neighbor and was forced to get a restraining order against him. The building on all floors ALWAYS smelled. There were cockroaches and other bugs in the trash chute area. Mice in the hallways. People smoke in the stairwell. The sound of airplanes passing overhead makes you think they are going to crash into your apartment because they get so loud. Constant noise outside of cars honking or alarms going off or more construction. And good luck if you have a car: I think on average it would take us 20-30 minutes to find a spot with some days being more than double that.
Advice to owner:
Get your act together.

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Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 4 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 144-87 41 Avenue is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.13 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
5
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 16, 2025: § 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at basement
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Hazardous
9
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 29, 2025: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items at 3rd story balcony at 3rd stack from east at south (building front) at fire escape
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Immediately hazardous
14
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 29, 2025: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set at compactor closet, 4th story, section ''144-67''
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
A
Andy Shala
2.3(9)
Site Manager
1 Property208 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
B
Buckingham Associates LLC
2.3(9)
Corporate Owner
1 Property208 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
B
Brian Mccarthy
3.2(36)
Head Officer
18 Properties1306 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 54
A
Andre Williams
2.3(9)
Agent
1 Property208 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5

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