117-02 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY 11418

The three-story, two-family house at 117-02 Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, built in 1931 and owned by Avrekh Khanimov, has experienced numerous maintenance issues in recent months. Most significantly, between April and May 2025, there were multiple complaints regarding unsanitary conditions with pests, three separate reports of water leaks (including a slow leak), and several heat and hot water complaints, particularly affecting individual apartments. HPD inspectors frequently encountered difficulties gaining access to the building for inspections, resulting in closed complaints and recommendations to file new requests if problems persisted.

These recent health and safety concerns have been documented through both 311 Service Requests and Housing Maintenance Code Complaints, with the most recent issues emerging in May 2025. Looking at the building's history, there have been more systematic challenges with pest control, particularly evident in the 2011-2019 period. Multiple rodent inspections were conducted, showing a pattern of failed inspections in 2011, though subsequent inspections passed.

The building has a documented history of pest-related complaints, with a consistent pattern of violations and failures to comply with housing maintenance standards. This historical perspective, combined with the recent surge in complaints, suggests an ongoing struggle with building maintenance and resident comfort, particularly concerning basic services like heat and hot water as well as pest control. Despite these challenges, there have been some positive outcomes, as evidenced by the passed rodent inspections in 2017 and 2019, though these inspections represented only a fraction of the overall inspection history.