87-26 56th Avenue, Queens, NY 11373

The property at 87-26 56th Avenue in Elmhurst is a two-story, three-unit building constructed in 1901, currently owned by Concetta Cerrito. The building's most pressing recent issues involve an ongoing pest infestation, as evidenced by multiple 311 complaints and housing maintenance code complaints in 2024, with three separate complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests in August 2024, and five related complaints from June 2024.

The building has persistent violations regarding annual bedbug report filings, with open violations dating back to at least 2021. Other significant historical issues include a heat and hot water complaint affecting the entire building in February 2020, and a general maintenance issue involving cabinets in September 2020, both of which were closed due to lack of access for inspections. The building's inspection history reveals several important safety and maintenance concerns that remain open.

These include requirements to post and maintain notices regarding gas leak procedures and carbon monoxide detector requirements in common areas (violations issued in September 2020), as well as a violation from January 2018 requiring the removal of household items from the second-story public hall. The building has also failed to properly file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code since at least 2022, with violations continuing through 2024. While some violations are listed as "CLOSE" in the system, they appear to refer to the closure of specific complaints rather than resolution of the underlying issues.