36-19 168th Street, Queens, NY 11358

36-19 168th Street is a 4-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1928 and currently owned by Leonard Scarola. The building's most significant recent incident occurred in September 2021, when multiple complaints were filed regarding various maintenance issues, including unsanitary conditions (pests), window frame problems, wall concerns, steam pipe/riser plumbing issues, and floor problems. All these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) within a week, but notably, no violations were issued for any of the inspected conditions.

Additionally, there is an open housing maintenance code violation from September 2021 concerning an illegal double cylinder key-operated lock installed at the building's front entrance door, which remains unresolved as of the current date. The building has maintained a strong record in terms of pest control, as evidenced by the bedbug reporting system, which shows consistent zero infestation counts from 2019 through the present (2024-2025). All previous annual filings, including the most recent one for the period ending October 31, 2024, reported no infested dwelling units, no eradicated units, and no re-infested units.

This indicates effective management of pest control measures over the years. While the building experienced multiple maintenance issues in 2021, the absence of subsequent complaints regarding these specific problems, combined with the consistent bedbug-free record, suggests improvements may have been made to address residents' concerns. However, the open violation regarding the front entrance lock remains an outstanding security concern.