54-08 Flushing Avenue, Queens, NY 11378

Located in Maspeth, Queens, 54-08 Flushing Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit New Law tenement built in 1915 and currently owned by Shaban Shabaj. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with the most recent incident in January 2024 affecting the entire building, and a previous occurrence in October 2019 targeting a single apartment. A comprehensive inspection in January 2024 revealed multiple violations primarily affecting apartment 3R, including problems with doors, windows, mold, hot water supply, plumbing fixtures, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and interior surfaces.

These violations were mostly addressed by April 2024, with records showing various classes of violations ranging from A to C. The building's maintenance history shows consistent bedbug-free status from 2019 through 2024, with no reported infestations in any unit during this period. While the building passed rodent inspections in 2016, records indicate previous rodent activity that year, though subsequent inspections in 2017 resulted in passing grades.

The most pressing concern from recent records is the January 2024 heat and hot water outage that resulted in violations issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The inspection also documented various safety and maintenance issues in apartment 3R, including mold, plumbing problems, and the need for smoke and carbon monoxide detector installation. While the building has maintained a clear record for pest infestations and generally passed rodent inspections more recently, the recurring nature of heat and hot water problems suggests an ongoing maintenance challenge. The building's violation history shows that most issues have been addressed through official certifications, with many violations receiving certified dates indicating compliance by late January to early February 2024.