88-27 144th Street, Queens, NY 11435

88-27 144th Street is a 2-story, 3-unit residential building constructed in 1920 in Jamaica, currently owned by Nipaul Bhiro. The property has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple emergency complaints filed between 2019 and 2022, representing a significant pattern of service disruptions. These complaints, for both apartment-specific and building-wide problems, often resulted in HPD inspectors being unable to gain access to units for verification purposes.

In addition to these heating issues, there was one complaint about inadequate electrical lighting in August 2022, which also resulted in failed inspections. The building has undergone regular annual bedbug reporting since 2019, with the most recent reports for 2022-2023 showing no active infestations or previous cases, suggesting effective management of this issue. There were also significant pest control violations in April 2019 related to cockroach and mouse infestations in a specific unit (2FL), though these appear to have been addressed as the violations were certified as corrected later that month.

The property has maintained consistent rodent inspection success, passing all annual inspections between 2010 and 2017, indicating stable management of this specific sanitation concern. Recent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024 have documented the filing of annual bedbug reports, though these were recorded as violations due to the technicality of late submission rather than any infestation issues. A complaint regarding an illegal conversion was filed in October 2020, though this was closed in 2021 due to inspector access issues. While the building's bedbug and rodent management appears to be generally effective, the recurring heating system problems represent the most significant ongoing maintenance challenge, despite some improvement noted in recent years.