108-21 43rd Avenue, Queens, NY 11368

This three-story, four-unit apartment building in Corona was built in 1931 and is currently owned by Siu Cheng. The property has experienced several concerning safety issues in late 2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed regarding missing safety equipment including window guards, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors - all three complaints were received on November 7, 2024. These complaints follow an earlier set of paint/plaster complaints related to walls from October 2024.

The building has open violations as of October 2024 in apartment 1F regarding problems with self-closing doors and associated weatherstripping, along with previously undocumented violations concerning missing safety equipment (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors) in the same unit. Looking at the building's recent history, there is one active Department of Buildings violation (issued August 2022) concerning cracked tiles in the first-floor bathroom and hallway, and cracks in the facade above the third-floor window. This building has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations over at least eight consecutive reporting periods from 2019 through 2025.

Additionally, a rodent inspection conducted in February 2015 resulted in a passing grade. The property has experienced some difficulties with inspection access, as evidenced by multiple "Inspector Unable to Gain Access" notices in various complaint investigations. While recent safety issues are concerning, the building has shown compliance with bedbug regulations and rodent control requirements in the past, though recent violations related to safety equipment cannot be overlooked.