47-24 48th Street, Queens, NY 11377

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building at 47-24 48th Street in Sunnyside, owned by Shyh Chou and built in 1923, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues over the past two years. Most recently, there was a compliance inspection in May 2025 that resulted in a violation being served, and an active ECB violation from August 2023 related to obstructed fire escape pathways that carries a $1,250 penalty. The property has a documented pattern of heating issues, with multiple heat and hot water complaints in late 2023 and early 2024, though inspections did not result in violations.

A significant cluster of complaints in 2023-2024 involved unsanitary conditions, including reports of pests, mold, sewage problems, and garbage/recycling storage issues, with some inspections unable to gain access to verify conditions. The building currently has several open violations from a May 2024 inspection of Apartment 1R, including issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, window guards, and an ongoing roach infestation. There are also open violations regarding self-closing doors and a requirement to file annual bedbug reports, as well as a violation from April 2024 concerning the need to repaint ceiling surfaces in the third-story public hall. The property has a history of serious safety concerns, particularly regarding fire escape access, though most recent complaints in 2024 resulted in no violations being issued during inspections.

Past building stability concerns were reported and documented in 2023, though these were not substantiated at the time of inspection. While the building has maintained some regularity in filing bedbug reports from 2019-2022 showing no infestation problems, the current state of violations and multiple recent complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The property has experienced periodic issues with heat and hot water, pest control, and fire escape accessibility, with varying degrees of resolution through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's inspection process. The most recent developments suggest some improvements have been made, as evidenced by the certification of certain violations in June 2024, though several significant issues remain open as of 2025.