87-12 98th Street, Queens, NY 11421

87-12 98th Street is a four-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement building located in Woodhaven, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Tosa Caran. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with five documented complaints between April 2020 and December 2020, though in each instance, tenants reported that services were restored upon inspection. More recent concerns include a mobile food vendor complaint in September 2023 and multiple violations related to safety posting requirements in March 2023, including the need for gas leak procedures, carbon monoxide detector requirements, smoke detector requirements, and the building's registration number.

The property has two active violations for failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2022 and 2023, issued in April and September 2024 respectively. The building's safety record shows some notable issues, though they appear to have been addressed; in 2023, violations regarding the posting of safety notices were certified as corrected by May 2023. A significant concern was a violation regarding a blocked fire escape due to an air conditioner on a third-story balcony, which was addressed by 2023.

However, recent filings indicate that the building has maintained a clean record for bedbugs, with zero reported infested units in the last three annual reports (2023, 2024, and 2025). The most recent rodent inspection from May 2012 resulted in a passing grade. While the heat and hot water issues from 2020 are concerning, it is worth noting that there have been no documented heating problems since then, and the building has maintained compliance with various safety notification requirements, though the current active violations regarding external low-pressure inspections should be monitored for resolution.