61-30 217th Street, Queens, NY 11364

The property at 61-30 217th Street in Bayside is a two-family house built in 1960 and currently owned by Fay Skoutelas. The building has recently experienced some concerning maintenance issues, most notably a reported mold problem in early January 2025 that was classified as an emergency unsanitary condition by the Housing Maintenance Code.

Although the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department attempted to conduct an inspection in response to this complaint, they were unable to complete the process and advised that a new service request be submitted if the condition persisted. A subsequent unrelated Department of Buildings inspection on March 28, 2025, conducted regarding a permit issue, found no violations warranting action.

On a more positive note, the building's bedbug reporting history shows consistently clean records over the past five reporting periods from 2019-2025, with no confirmed infestations, eradications, or re-infestations in any of the three units. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent reports covering the periods of November 2023-October 2024 and December 2024-March 2025 showing zero affected units. While the recent mold issue represents a significant concern regarding resident comfort and safety, the building's history of successful bedbug prevention suggests proactive management in other areas of pest control and sanitation.