54-23 83rd Street, Queens, NY 11373

54-23 83rd Street is a three-unit, three-story residential building located in Elmhurst, completed in 1981 and currently owned by Bing Liu. The building has experienced several notable incidents in recent years, primarily related to regulatory compliance and unauthorized occupancy concerns.

Most prominently, there have been recurring violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), with violations recorded in both 2021 and 2022 related to § HMC requirements. However, it's worth noting that the building's official bedbug reporting history shows consistent compliance in terms of zero reported infestations, with records from 2020 through 2024 indicating no infested units, eradicated units, or re-infested units during the respective filing periods. More recent concerns have centered around potential unauthorized use of the residential property, with complaints filed in 2022 and 2024 regarding illegal conversion and illegal hotel rooms, respectively.

Both complaints closed without resolution due to inspectors being unable to gain access during their second final attempts in January 2023 and June 2024. These unauthorized use complaints are of particular note as they occurred after the building had met its bedbug reporting obligations, and they represent the most serious potential regulatory compliance issues on record. Despite these concerns, the building's documented bedbug control record and recent complaint closure without findings provide some reassurance about its current condition, though the inability of inspectors to access the property during multiple authorized visits raises questions about property management responsiveness to regulatory oversight.