56-54 Remsen Place, Queens, NY 11378

56-54 Remsen Place is a two-story, four-unit New Law tenement building in Maspeth, owned by Michael Moloney and constructed in 1915. The building has a troubling pattern of open Housing Maintenance Code violations related to annual bedbug reporting requirements, with citations issued consistently from 2021 through 2024, suggesting ongoing non-compliance with NYC bedbug reporting regulations. In late 2020, the building experienced multiple complaints regarding unauthorized work, which led to environmental violations for electrical and plumbing work conducted without permits.

Specifically, in October 2020, inspectors discovered unpermitted installation of new electrical panels, boilers, water heaters, and associated plumbing systems in the basement. These violations were resolved with penalties of $800 and $2,530 respectively, while two related complaints about after-hours work were recorded but found to warrant no violation at the time of inspection. The building's recent history shows persistent maintenance and compliance challenges.

In 2021, there were violations associated with failure to certify corrections of immediately hazardous ECB violations, though these were ultimately dismissed. The property's rodent inspection history shows a mixed record, with a failed inspection in October 2012 followed by a passing compliance inspection in December of that year. The most recent incident requiring inspection was in 2024, suggesting ongoing monitoring and enforcement activity related to the building's maintenance requirements. Given the pattern of non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and the history of unpermitted work, the building has demonstrated ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance challenges over recent years.