103-45 97th Street, Queens, NY 11417

The four-story, 23-unit New Law Tenement building at 103-45 97th Street in Ozone Park, owned by George Santis, has experienced several significant maintenance and pest control issues over recent years. Most notably, the building faced heating system problems in December 2022, when multiple tenants reported lack of heat or hot water, though inspectors from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development were unable to gain access to apartments for verification.

The building has also been the subject of two illegal conversion complaints - one in January 2022 and another in October 2024 - both resulting in inspectors being unable to gain access during their second final attempts. The property has a documented history of bedbug infestations, with reports filed annually from 2019 through 2024.

The most recent report from December 2024 indicated no current infestations, which would break a pattern of annual cases, including one reported case in 2023 and consistent instances from 2019-2022, where typically one unit per reporting period was affected and subsequently treated. These persistent pest control issues, along with the recent heating system problems and access challenges for inspections, suggest ongoing maintenance and access concerns within the building, though the most recent bedbug report indicates successful eradication of the most recent infestation.