54-31 101st Street, Queens, NY 11368

The three-story, three-unit building at 54-31 101st Street in Corona, owned by Maximina Tapia and constructed in 2006, has experienced persistent regulatory challenges and compliance issues since at least 2021. The property has accumulated multiple open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024 related to the failure to file mandatory annual bedbug reports.

More significantly, there are active Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violations from July 2022 totaling over $10,000 in potential penalties, including illegal conversion of the cellar space into a Class "A" apartment with bedrooms and bathroom facilities, unauthorized construction work, and failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner, particularly concerning a boiler room that was found storing combustible materials. The building's compliance history shows numerous instances of inspectors being unable to gain access to various parts of the property during inspections, particularly regarding complaints about a defective boiler, illegal conversion, and vacate order violations in late 2022 and early 2023. Recent rodent inspections indicate an initial problem with rat activity in 2022, though a compliance inspection later that year passed.

The property's certificate of occupancy and illegal conversion issues remain concerning, with multiple complaints filed between December 2022 and 2024 regarding unauthorized occupancy of the cellar space. The building's management has faced multiple vacant order violations, with records showing that the cellar was occupied contrary to the 2014 vacate order, though these violations are now resolved. While the bedbug reporting violations from 2021-2024 appear less severe than other issues, they demonstrate ongoing administrative compliance challenges.