90-19 169th Street, Queens, NY 11432

90-19 169th Street is a 2-story, 4-unit residential building constructed in 1931 in Jamaica, currently owned by Joy Karmakar. The property has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues over the past three years, with nine documented complaints between 2022 and 2023, including most recently in November 2023 where HPD initially responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water, though tenants reported restoration of services.

The building has also faced several maintenance challenges, including multiple violations related to self-closing doors at building entrances and interior vestibules, as well as broken concrete treads on the front stoop identified in April 2023. Two significant safety concerns were noted in November 2023 regarding fire escape conditions. The building's bedbug history shows notable activity, with four units infested between 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 reporting periods, though recent filings (as of December 2023) indicate no current infestations.

Rodent inspections between 2013 and 2015 showed some rat activity, particularly in late 2013 and 2014, but more recent inspections have passed. Two violations were issued in November 2023 that have since been certified as corrected: one for an illegal padlockable gate at the south front yard and another for a defective self-closing door at the first story entrance. The building's 311 service request history shows multiple instances of tenants reporting heating issues throughout 2022 and 2023, suggesting ongoing challenges with building systems.