140-22 33rd Avenue, Queens, NY 11354

The 8-unit, 4-story building at 140-22 33rd Avenue in Flushing, owned by Weiling Chen, was constructed in 2011 and has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over its history. Most concerning was a heat and hot water emergency complaint in November 2019, though inspectors were unable to access the apartments to verify the conditions. The building has faced recurring bedbug reporting violations between 2019 and 2023, with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development issuing four violations for failure to submit annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code.

Multiple safety-related violations were documented in November 2019 regarding required postings in the first-story public hall areas, including gas leak procedures, housing information guide availability, building registration information, and inspection certificate display, though these were subsequently certified as corrected by December 2019. More recently, the building has demonstrated mixed pest management outcomes. While the most recent bedbug report for 2023-2024 shows no infested units (continuing a trend from previous filings since 2020), there have been recent rodent activity concerns.

A rat activity inspection was conducted in January 2023, followed by a compliance inspection that passed in February 2023. This pattern of rodent activity is notable given that similar issues were recorded in 2011 (the year of construction) and more recently in 2021. The building's overall violation history suggests a pattern of administrative and compliance issues, particularly in its early years of operation, though the situation appears somewhat stabilized in recent years with improved record-keeping and compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, as evidenced by zero reported infested units in the most recent filings.