48-19 47th Street, Queens, NY 11377

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building at 48-19 47th Street in Sunnyside, owned by Malvia Persaud, has been experiencing recurring heat and hot water issues over the past few years. Most notably, there were two documented incidents of heating and hot water outages affecting the entire building, one in November 2021 and another in March 2022, both classified as emergency situations that required intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

In March 2022, a comprehensive inspection revealed several Housing Maintenance Code violations related to safety and building management, including a broken vestibule door lock, missing required safety notices regarding carbon monoxide detectors and gas leak procedures, and the need to properly display the building's registration number and housing information guide. All of these violations were subsequently closed by April 2022.

The building appears to have maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all reports from 2018 through 2024 (including the most recent filings) showing zero cases of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation in any dwelling units. While the building's age (constructed in 1928) and the documented heating system issues suggest some infrastructure challenges, the prompt response to violations and the absence of bedbug problems indicate that management is maintaining basic building standards. The most recent building inspections and complaints up to the current date (July 2025) have not been provided in the available data, so no recent trends or improvements can be noted beyond April 2022.