162-11 86th Avenue, Queens, NY 11432

The two-family house at 162-11 86th Avenue in Jamaica Hills, built in 1920 and currently owned by Muhammad Sattar, has a concerning history of regulatory compliance issues between 2018 and 2020. The most significant incident occurred in 2018 when the legally-designated two-family dwelling was found to have been illegally converted into a four-family residence, resulting in multiple violations and penalties totaling $4,725 for unauthorized construction work and occupancy beyond permitted limits.

During this period, there were also several construction enforcement complaints and attempts to inspect the property, with inspectors either being denied access or unable to gain entry on multiple occasions (notably in July 2018, November 2020, and in relation to multiple complaints in 2019). The building underwent several professional certification compliance audits in 2019, with at least one violation being officially served, though another audit from August 2019 found no violations at the time of inspection.

A permit was eventually issued in January 2019 for unspecified work, and by September 2019, at least one Department of Buildings violation had been dismissed after the job was signed off on August 15, 2019. More recent history (2020-2023) shows no documented violations or complaints on record for the property, suggesting regulatory compliance may have improved, though the pattern of access issues for inspectors and multiple conversion-related complaints during 2018-2019 raise concerns about the building's past maintenance and oversight.