138-22 Elder Avenue, Queens, NY 11355

At 138-22 Elder Avenue in Flushing, a 3-story, 3-unit building constructed in 1970, several significant issues have arisen over the past few years. Most notably, in September 2022, the building experienced simultaneous heat/hot water and electrical power outage emergencies affecting the entire structure, though inspectors were unable to verify the heat/hot water complaint upon investigation.

In April 2024, an open violation was issued regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report, while previous similar violations from 2022 and 2023 had been closed. Between August-September 2022, the building faced multiple serious regulatory challenges, including three separate Environmental Control Board violations related to an illegal conversion from 3 to 7 families, with fines totaling $45,625 (though some balances were adjusted in later notices), and a violation for using prohibited door hardware. During this period, inspections revealed unauthorized SRO (single room occupancy) conditions and unauthorized construction work including partition walls, though a work without permit complaint from August 2022 was ultimately closed with no violation warranted at the time of inspection.

The building's bedbug management records from 2019 through 2023 show consistent reporting with zero affected units each year, suggesting proactive management of this particular issue. Most recently, in December 2024, a complaint was filed regarding illegal conversion, with an inspection attempt made in February 2025 but access was not granted. The property, currently owned by Simon Wong, operates under converted Class A status and has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance in recent years, though the open violations and history of building modifications suggest ongoing regulatory scrutiny.