144-47 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, NY 11354

The four-story tenement building at 144-47 Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing, owned by Ronald Chen, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. The most pressing current concerns involve safety violations documented in May 2025, including a broken window guard, and issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - all classified as emergency violations requiring timely correction.

The building has also faced persistent heating and hot water problems, particularly during summer 2024, with multiple complaints indicating lack of service throughout the building, though HPD inspections frequently noted restoration of services during their visits. Several code violations were documented in 2024 related to building security, including defective self-closing doors and latch issues at the main entrance and vestibule, as well as problems with hot water service specifically affecting Apartment 2A.

The property has maintained a generally good record regarding pest control, with bedbug reports from 2022, 2023, and 2024 showing zero infested units, while recent rodent inspections in 2022 indicated initial rat activity followed by compliance. The building's most recent 311 service requests and housing maintenance code complaints, all from May 2025, suggest ongoing attention is needed to address basic safety systems. Historically, the property has been responsive to inspection outcomes, as evidenced by the certification of various violations during 2024 inspections, though the pattern of repeat complaints suggests some challenges in maintaining consistent compliance with housing maintenance code requirements.