104-53 42nd Avenue, Queens, NY 11368

This four-story, eight-unit residential building in Corona, owned by Xiaoke Tang, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, particularly between 2021-2022. The property, built in 1987, faced recurrent pest control challenges, with multiple complaints about infestations of pests, roaches, and a notable bedbug issue in apartment 4B in late 2021. Between September 2021 and January 2022, there were also multiple heat and hot water complaints affecting the entire building, though inspections found no violations in some cases.

The building currently has two active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023 regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2018 and 2021. The property has shown some regulatory compliance in recent years, with bedbug reports filed consistently from 2019 through 2025 showing no infested units since 2022. Inspection records from 2017 and 2015 indicate successful rodent inspections.

More recent violations from 2022 remain open for apartment 4A, including issues with pest infestations (mice and roaches), carbon monoxide detector problems, and smoke detector concerns. There were also violations noted in late 2021 regarding public hallway conditions requiring repairs to fire-retardant materials and painting requirements. A September 2021 complaint regarding egress issues was closed due to inspector access problems. While some of these historical issues have been addressed, the presence of open violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, though the recent bedbug reports indicate successful eradication efforts for that particular issue.