108-16 38th Avenue, Queens, NY 11368

The three-story, six-unit apartment building at 108-16 38th Avenue in Jackson Heights, owned by Jose Santos, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, there has been a persistent pattern of violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently in 2024, indicating that the building has failed to file its annual bedbug report as required by the Housing Maintenance Code.

The building also has multiple open violations concerning external low-pressure inspections, with five active violations issued between 2018 and 2023, though these may be related to delayed filings rather than safety concerns. While there was a brief heat and hot water complaint affecting the entire building in December 2022, it's worth noting that inspectors were unable to access any units to verify the issue, and this complaint was subsequently closed.

The Department of Buildings records show an interesting history of violation resolution, including one case from 2019 where a failure to file an annual boiler inspection report was issued, but this violation was dismissed in 2022. The building's age (built in 1931) qualifies it as a New Law Tenement, and while the record shows multiple violations, the pattern suggests ongoing administrative compliance issues rather than immediate safety concerns. It is important to note that while these violations are officially recorded as open, the status does not necessarily indicate that the cited conditions are currently present or that any immediate remedy is required.