56-47 203rd Street, Queens, NY 11364

The two-family home at 56-47 203rd Street in Bayside, owned by Robert Lachina, is a two-story, 1950-built building that has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years. Most notably, there have been multiple heat and hot water problems documented between late 2020 and early 2021, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

Several of these complaints resulted in Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly a Class C violation for inadequate heat supply in the first-floor apartment, dating from December 2020. The building has also faced window-related issues, with three separate complaints regarding window panes between late 2020 and 2021, including a specific December 2020 violation for a broken window in the first-floor living room. The property has documented pest problems, with a rodent condition reported to the Department of Health in late 2020 that remains listed as in progress, along with a pest-related complaint to HPD in May 2021.

Access for inspections has frequently been a barrier to resolving these issues, as noted in multiple closed complaints where the Department of Housing Preservation and Development was unable to gain entry to inspect the reported problems. Additional concerns emerged in January 2021 regarding missing signage. While many of these complaints have been formally closed, as of the latest available data, there are still open violations from late 2020, including those related to heating and window conditions in the first-floor apartment that may impact resident comfort.