40-43 99th Street, Queens, NY 11368

40-43 99th Street in Corona is a 3-story, 6-unit New Law Tenement building owned by Chun Min Zhao and constructed in 1931. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns being multiple heating/hot water and cooking gas complaints in 2025, including emergency complaints that remain problematic despite multiple HPD inspection attempts.

The building has persistent issues that suggest inadequate maintenance of basic services, including multiple violations for failure to file required bedbug reports between 2021-2024, and serious concern about the heating systems as evidenced by three heat/hot water complaints in May 2025, just months before winter 2025-2026. Historical records show ongoing maintenance challenges, including a series of active violations related to failure to file external low pressure inspection reports for the years 2018-2022, and an April 2023 violation for failing to file the 2020 external low pressure inspection. There was also a plumbing-related stop work order in place as of May 2025.

While the building generally passed rodent inspections from 2010-2015, a failed inspection in August 2010 raises historical concern for pest management. During 2023, the building faced electrical issues with no lighting reported, though no violations were issued following HPD's inspection. The property's recent history reflects ongoing challenges with building systems, particularly in the areas of heat, hot water, and gas services, which appear to be recurring issues based on tenant complaints and HPD inspections.