84-18 56th Avenue, Queens, NY 11373

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 84-18 56th Avenue in Elmhurst, owned by Cui Jian, has had a notable history of bedbug reporting compliance and recent safety concerns. Built in 1970, this Class A building is subject to specific Housing Maintenance Code requirements, particularly regarding bedbug reporting.

From 2021 through 2024, the property consistently received violations for failing to file the required annual bedbug reports, though recent filings in 2023 and 2024 show no current infestations or eradicated units. The building's most recent bedbug report (May 2024) indicated a filing period with no infested units, though it had recorded four eradicated units in the previous reporting period (2019-2020). In May 2023, serious safety concerns emerged regarding scaffold use at the property, resulting in an ECB violation and a $625 penalty for inadequate scaffold safety measures including missing debris netting, guard rails, and loose planks, which created an immediate hazardous condition for workers.

This scaffold-related issue was investigated and resulted in a stop work order on May 16, 2023, though this was subsequently rescinded. While the building has required several bedbug-related compliance measures over the years, the recent bedbug reports suggest the situation has been resolved. However, the 2023 scaffold safety violation represents the building's most significant recent safety concern.