86-22 98th Street, Queens, NY 11421

86-22 98th Street is a 95-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building located in Woodhaven and constructed in 1931, currently owned by James Maistre. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with documented service requests spanning from May 2024 through January 2025, including multiple complaints about building-wide system failures that required HPD intervention.

While most of these complaints were eventually marked as resolved, the frequency of these heating system problems over the past two years is significant. The building has an active history of fire safety and maintenance concerns, as evidenced by several Housing Maintenance Code violations and complaints. A 2023 inspection revealed multiple issues in Apartment 3L, including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, while the building also received citations for various egress-blocking conditions, including obstructed fire escapes and doors that were not self-closing properly.

Notably, there was one documented instance of bedbug infestation in April 2022, though subsequent annual reports (2023-2025) indicate no further infestations. The building's most recent housing maintenance code violations from 2024 involve non-self-closing entrance doors on the first story, and while most previous violations have been closed, some open violations from 2023 regarding safety devices and window maintenance in Apartment 3L remain on record. The property also has a historical record of rodent inspection failures dating back to 2010, though there have been no recent reports of this issue.