97-18 101st Avenue, Queens, NY 11416

97-18 101st Avenue is a three-story, four-unit residential building located in Ozone Park, built in 1931 and currently owned by Abdo Elmaliki. The property has experienced several recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, most notably in late 2023 and early 2024, with multiple complaints filed through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, including three emergency complaints between November 2023 and January 2024 regarding both apartment-specific and building-wide heat and hot water problems.

Other maintenance concerns have been documented, including potential issues with doors, windows, and garbage storage in September 2023, though HPD was unable to gain access to inspect these conditions. A flooring-related violation was issued in March 2019, which was subsequently resolved. The building's maintenance record includes a significant violation regarding the failure to file the annual boiler inspection report for 2017, issued in November 2019 and dismissed in May 2024.

While there was a single complaint filed regarding a lack of boiler inspection in 2020, this was not substantiated during the inspection. It's worth noting that the building's recent bedbug reporting for the period from November 2022 to October 2023 shows no infestation cases, indicating successful monitoring and eradication efforts. The recurring nature of the heating system issues, particularly in the most recent years, stands out as the most significant ongoing maintenance concern, though many complaints have been resolved with heat and hot water restoration being confirmed by tenants.