36-20 168th Street, Queens, NY 11358

36-20 168th Street is a 6-story, 78-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1937 and currently owned by Thomas Fan. The property has experienced recurring heating system issues throughout 2025, with multiple complaints filed between March and April 2025 regarding building-wide heat and hot water problems. Most recently, there were four consecutive complaints from April 17-21, 2025, with one resulting in a violation being issued and others being addressed with varying degrees of tenant access.

The building has also undergone several safety and maintenance inspections in 2024, revealing various violations including fire safety concerns (non-self-closing doors), maintenance issues, and the need for proper emergency signage. Notable amongst these was a mouse infestation issue documented in apartment 4F in September 2024, though it appears to have been resolved by October 2024. The building's maintenance history shows persistent challenges with emergency heating system failures, particularly during the 2025 period.

However, more recent records from 2022-2025 indicate effective pest control measures, with no documented bedbug or rodent infestations in the past three years, as confirmed by multiple annual bedbug reports showing zero infested units. The elevator system, which had issues in 2019-2020, appears to have been successfully addressed based on violation resolution records. The property is currently listed with two active DOB violations from 2021 regarding failure to display energy efficiency scores, though these may represent administrative requirements rather than direct building safety concerns.