83-33 Austin Street, Queens, NY 11415

83-33 Austin Street in Kew Gardens is a 6-story, 106-unit residential building constructed in 1950, currently owned by Jorge Sosa. The building has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with eight documented complaints between 2022 and 2025, the most recent being in January 2025. Most of these complaints, though marked as emergencies, were closed after tenants reported that heat and hot water had been restored, often with HPD unable to complete inspections due to lack of access.

In addition to the heating issues, a pest-related complaint was filed in November 2024, and there are currently five open violations as of November 2024 related to safety and maintenance requirements, including problems with a compactor closet latch assembly, missing building registration signage, and non-compliance with smoke and carbon monoxide detector notice requirements. The building's maintenance history shows consistent attention to bedbug management, with zero reported infestations in the most recent five annual filings from 2019 to 2023. While there were two energy efficiency violations issued in December 2022 and 2024 regarding display requirements, these violations appear to be ongoing as of the current date.

The building's only documented rodent inspection in 2013 resulted in a passing grade. A sidewalk shed-related complaint was made in 2019, but no violations were found upon inspection. A general permit for unspecified work was issued in January 2021. Despite the recurring heating issues, the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and has shown some responsiveness to resolve service requests, even when access for inspection was limited.