Michael Vatch bought a 1,790-square-foot home at 147-25 68th Ave. in Kew Gardens Hills from Sol Bandiero and Daniel Bandiero for $742,000 on June 15.

The house was built in 1940 in the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood.

Vatch has served as the New York City operations director at TransCare Corp., a full range provider of medical transportation solutions based in Brooklyn. He's also a former certified paramedic.

He earned her bachelor's degree form Touro College.

There were 159 home sales in Kew Gardens Hills in 2008, with a median sales price of $465,000.

Address: 25 68th Avenue
Buyer(s): Michael Vatch
Seller(s): Sol Bandiero and Daniel Bandiero
Sale date: Jun. 15, 2009