42-06 212th Street, Queens, NY 11361

The W.P.H. Apartments Inc.-owned building at 42-06 212th Street in Bayside is a 3-story, 84-unit Class A apartment building constructed in 1951. The property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues in recent months, most notably with heat and hot water systems, with multiple emergency complaints filed between 2024 and 2025.

A recent complaint from May 2025 regarding mold resulted in violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The building has also faced sanitary challenges, including multiple complaints about garbage/recycling storage and pest issues, though HPD inspections often found no violations. Significant safety concerns were documented in late 2024, including violations regarding building access doors, and multiple violations from 2024-2025 indicate maintenance issues with door hardware and self-closing mechanisms. The building's recent history includes more serious safety concerns, such as a 2020 Environmental Control Board citation regarding a laundry room with gas dryers that lacked proper sprinkler systems and permits, though this was resolved with penalties.

While there have been some infrastructure issues such as broken pavement and bathroom tile problems in unit 2A, these have generally been addressed through the normal violation correction process. Records show consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no infestations reported since 2019. Rodent inspections have yielded mixed results, with the most recent December 2024 inspection failing for unspecified reasons, though earlier inspections generally passed. The property's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with building systems and infrastructure, particularly regarding heat/hot water provision and various unsanitary conditions, though many historical violations have been addressed through the correction process.