50-24 96th Street, Queens, NY 11368

The four-story, eight-unit building at 50-24 96th Street in Corona, owned by Rong Chen and constructed in 1989, has experienced several notable incidents over recent years. The most significant occurred in May 2019, when the entire building suffered from heat and hot water outages, though these issues were reportedly resolved within four days.

In 2022, the building received a violation for failing to file the required annual bedbug report, though subsequent inspections from 2022 onward show no recorded infestations, with multiple reports confirming zero infested, eradicated, or reinfested units between 2019 and 2025. Between 2018 and 2019, there were three separate complaints regarding possible illegal conversions and gas issues, but in each case, inspectors were unable to gain access to the units for inspection. More recent compliance matters include a 2023 violation related to the failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection, though this violation was dismissed shortly thereafter.

Earlier, in 2018, there was an Environmental Control Board violation regarding failure to comply with a Commissioner's order from 2017, which resulted in a $1,250 penalty. Regular bedbug reporting has shown consistent compliance since 2019, with the most recent 2024 report confirming no infestation activity in the preceding year. While the building has experienced various maintenance issues over the years, the current status of regular bedbug reporting and the resolution of more recent violations suggests improved compliance with housing maintenance requirements, though the history of access denial during inspections is noteworthy.