444 Beach 44th Street

444 Beach 44th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens, has 6 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Public facility · 1 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 6 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 83 buildings' registrations; 39 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (6 open), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: High (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 8 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-07-18. Newest violation issued 2024-12-09.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Mold, south wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17177206 ISSUED 08-AUG-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt PRIVAT), issued 2024-12-09. HPD violation 17541991
• Class B: Leak or water damage, north wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt PRIVAT), issued 2024-08-09. HPD violation 17177207
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt PRIVAT), issued 2024-08-09. HPD violation 17177208
• Class B: Leak or water damage, west wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt PRIVAT), issued 2024-08-09. HPD violation 17177209
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 1st floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BLDG, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt BLDG), issued 2024-07-18. HPD violation 17118282
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH, THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt PRIVAT), issued 2024-08-09. HPD violation 17182693

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.. Head officer: FARHAD BASAL. Managing agent: PLAZA HARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. This owner has 83 buildings on record, 39 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4159650025, HPD building ID 632512. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beach 44 St (A), 6 min walk
• Beach 36 St (A), 8 min walk
• Beach 60 St (A), 15 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.