72-51 Grand Avenue, Queens, NY 11378

The two-story building at 72-51 Grand Avenue in Maspeth, owned by Shashin Gandhi, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with a particular pattern of unsanitary conditions related to pests. Most notably, between 2018 and 2022, there were five separate reports of pest-related unsanitary conditions, all of which required emergency responses from the Housing Maintenance Code, though none resulted in official violations.

A concerning trend emerged in early 2022 with a heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire building, though this was closed promptly within one day. The building underwent two important inspections in 2018 and 2020, addressing issues of blocked egress and failure to maintain conditions, but in both cases, inspectors found no violations at the time of their visits.

Recent records are somewhat more promising, as the building has maintained a clean record with respect to bedbug infestations over the past three reporting periods between 2021 and 2025, with zero units reported as infested, eradicated, or re-infested. A rodent inspection conducted in May 2021 also passed successfully, suggesting some improvement in pest management. The most recent building records through 2025 show no new complaints or violations, indicating a potentially improved maintenance situation, though the property's history of repeated pest complaints and the 2022 heat emergency should be noted as significant past issues.