159-13 88th Avenue, Queens, NY 11432

The two-family residence at 159-13 88th Avenue in Jamaica, built in 1920 and owned by Ghias Bhuiyan, has a documented history spanning over a decade. The most significant recent incident occurred in May 2020, when the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water issues in the building.

While these complaints were marked as emergency-level concerns, the HPD was unable to gain access for inspections. Following these complaints, two housing maintenance code violations were documented on May 16, 2020: one pertaining to leaky or defective kitchen faucets in the first-floor apartment, and another regarding a defective iron guardrail in the building's front yard stairway. Both violations were certified for correction in June 2020, indicating they were addressed by the owner.

Prior to these issues, the building underwent three successful rodent inspections in 2011, 2013, and 2014, all passing without any violations noted. The most recent building-related events on record primarily revolve around the 2020 heat and maintenance issues, with no additional documented complaints or violations in the past three years up to October 2023. The property's documented history indicates some challenges with building maintenance and access for inspections, particularly evident during the 2020 heat/hot water complaint period when HPD could not access the premises to verify the reported conditions.