87-45 112th Street, Queens, NY 11418

The two-family house at 87-45 112th Street in Richmond Hill, owned by Jahid Minto, has significant and ongoing heating system issues that warrant attention. The building, constructed in 1940, has experienced persistent heat and hot water problems throughout late 2023 and early 2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed between December 10, 2023, and January 1, 2024. These complaints, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, resulted in some inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), with at least two violations issued in December 2023.

The most recent heating complaints occurred in January 2024, suggesting that these issues remain problematic. Additionally, there are serious concerns regarding the building's compliance with residential regulations, with multiple complaints about illegal conversions and unauthorized uses. Between June 2023 and October 2024, there have been ten separate complaints about illegal conversions, illegal hotel rooms, and unauthorized commercial use in the residential zone.

All of these complaints resulted in inspection attempts, but access was denied on each occasion, with the most recent related to an illegal conversion complaint entered on October 3, 2024. While one complaint about a missing permit in February 2024 did result in a Partial Stop Work Order, the inability of inspectors to gain access for verification purposes across multiple complaints is particularly noteworthy. The building's heat and hot water issues, combined with these ongoing regulatory compliance concerns, suggest significant challenges with building maintenance and code adherence.