61-46 56th Avenue, Queens, NY 11378

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 61-46 56th Avenue in Maspeth, owned by Hong Chen, was constructed in 1920 and has a documented history primarily focused on pest-related issues. In January 2020, the building experienced an unsanitary condition involving pests, which was verified and resolved by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) within days of the complaint.

This incident appeared to trigger an increased focus on pest management requirements, as evidenced by three consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations (2021-2023) each citing non-compliance with the mandatory annual bedbug reporting requirements under HPD regulations. However, it's noteworthy that despite these violations and the initial pest complaint in 2020, the building has maintained a clean record in terms of actual bedbug infestations.

The property has consistently reported zero infested dwelling units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units in its annual bedbug filings from 2019 through 2025. The bedbug reports for the periods 2019-2020 through 2024-2025 show a pattern of diligent reporting compliance after the initial violation period, with the most recent report filed in May 2025 confirming no current or past infestations. This suggests that while there were administrative oversights regarding reporting requirements between 2020 and 2023, the building has successfully managed pest control since the initial incident, with no verified infestations in recent years.