86-20 57th Road, Queens, NY 11373

The property at 86-20 57th Road in Elmhurst is a 3-story, 5-unit residential building constructed in 1986, currently owned by Hernan Cardenas. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a heat and hot water outage in December 2024 that was quickly resolved by HPD, and a pest complaint from June 2024 that HPD was unable to inspect.

There are ongoing safety concerns documented in violation notices, including an open violation as of January 2025 regarding defective fire doors to the basement at the first story, and active ECB violations from 2021 related to unauthorized work and occupancy modifications observed during inspections, including an attempted illegal conversion to a 6-family structure with added bathroom and water lines on the second floor, for which substantial penalties were imposed. The building's history shows recurring issues with compliance to regulations, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements, though recent filings from 2023-2025 indicate no infested units were recorded during the past two reporting periods.

The property has also been subject to multiple housing maintenance code violations requiring annual bedbug report submissions between 2021-2024, with the most recent violations including both emergency and non-emergency categories. While the heat and water issues constitute a direct impact on resident comfort, the building's current bedbug status appears controlled, with no reported infestations or eradicatations in the most recent cycles. The property has shown patterns of non-compliance with both housing maintenance codes and environmental control board regulations, as evidenced by multiple active and resolved violations with associated monetary penalties.