85-19 Grand Avenue, Queens, NY 11373

The property at 85-19 Grand Avenue in Elmhurst is a 2-story, 3-unit building owned by Kwan Cheung and built in 1931. The building has undergone several significant inspections and violations over recent years, with particular attention required around bedbug reporting compliance. Between 2021 and 2024, the Department of Housing Maintenance Code issued four identical Class A violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations were subsequently closed.

The building was also subject to multiple Environmental Control Board violations in 2020, with fines imposed for maintaining additional unauthorized dwelling units beyond the legal Certificate of Occupancy, particularly concerning illegal SROs on the second and third floors. These ECB violations included penalties totaling $50,000, though records indicate they were resolved. More recently, the building appears to have improved compliance with health and safety regulations, with no rodent sightings reported in residential units since December 2021, and recent bedbug reports (2023-2024) showing zero infested or eradicated units.

The most recent documentation from May 2025 shows that no bedbug infestations occurred between November 2023 and October 2024, continuing a pattern of non-infestation that has been consistent since 2020. The property has passed all recent health inspections, including a DOHMH rodent inspection in December 2021, though there was one rodent sighting reported in September 2021 that did not result in any violations. While there were initial concerns about emergency egress and illegal unit conversions in 2020, these issues appear to have been addressed, as evidenced by the lack of recent complaints or violations related to these matters.