144-27 Sanford Avenue, Queens, NY 11355

The 131-unit, 8-story residential building at 144-27 Sanford Avenue in Flushing, owned by Wei Chen, was constructed in 2019 and has experienced several notable incidents since its completion. Most recently, there have been four Department of Health and Mental Hygiene complaints regarding day care facilities between April 2023 and May 2023.

In 2023, the building faced multiple automatic violations related to energy benchmarking reports, with three active violations as of May 2024. The property has also experienced intermittent issues with illegal hotel rooms, inadequate sprinkler systems, and various compliance matters between 2021 and 2023, though inspections typically found no violations or insufficient evidence. The building's history shows some initial stability concerns in 2021, including complaints about building shaking and structural stability, though inspections found no violations.

During construction, there were multiple complaints regarding sidewalk sheds, after-hours work, and construction violations, with some resulting in stop work orders, though these were later rescinded. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with official reports from 2022 through 2025 showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. While there have been several violations issued throughout the building's history, many have been dismissed upon review, indicating prompt response to regulatory requirements.