86-38 53rd Avenue, Queens, NY 11373

The three-story, eight-unit residential building at 86-38 53rd Avenue in Elmhurst, owned by Cecilia Weingarten, has experienced several notable regulatory issues over the past few years. Most concerning is an active Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violation related to occupancy issues, with penalties totaling $2,500, stemming from the February 2019 discovery of unauthorized occupancy in the basement (B1) unit, which was supposedly being used contrary to the building's Certificate of Occupancy that designated the space for boiler room and medical suite use only.

This violation has not been resolved as of the current date, July 2025. The building has also faced administrative challenges regarding bedbug reporting compliance, with an apparent violation noted in December 2021 through April 2021, though this was subsequently closed.

However, it is worth noting that since that violation, the property has maintained a consistent record of bedbug reporting compliance, with no infestations reported in any unit throughout the entire reporting period from 2019 through the present (2024). The most recent bedbug report filings for the periods ending October 2024, and prior years, show zero infested or re-infested units, indicating effective pest management practices in recent years.