104-05 104th Street, Queens, NY 11368

The three-story, 9-unit residential building at 104-05 104th Street in Jackson Heights, owned by Anthony Hochrein, has a documented history of maintenance and compliance issues, with particular attention required to its heating systems. Built in 1931 as a New Law Tenement, the property has been subject to multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations over the past several years.

Most notably, there are four open violations from 2021-2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, as well as a significant cluster of violations documented in November 2018, primarily affecting apartment 2C. These 2018 violations included inadequate heat and hot water, unsafe electrical wiring, and missing carbon monoxide detection devices, all of which were eventually addressed and closed.

The building's heating system has been a recurring concern, with a defective boiler documented in November 2018 that was cracked and leaking, resulting in an Environmental Control Board violation with a fine of $1,250. More recently, the property has experienced issues with mobile food vendors in the vicinity, with two complaints filed in 2024 regarding food temperature and smoke/odor, though these were external to the building and not directly related to the property's internal conditions. The building's age and history suggest that while some past maintenance issues have been resolved, as indicated by the closure of several 2018 violations, there remain some ongoing compliance matters requiring attention, particularly regarding the annual bedbug reporting requirements.