166-33 89th Avenue, Queens, NY 11432

The 11-story apartment building at 166-33 89th Avenue in Jamaica, owned by Jairaj Sobhraj and constructed in 1965, has experienced significant maintenance issues in 2025, particularly related to heat and hot water systems. There were ten heat/hot water-related complaints in January 2025 alone, including multiple emergency complaints affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. The property has also faced challenges with general maintenance, including violations for paint/plaster issues on walls and ceilings, a slow water leak, and a mold complaint in January 2025.

Prior to these issues, inspections in late 2024 identified several building maintenance problems, including maintenance violations regarding door hardware and self-closing mechanisms in common areas, and an apartment-specific pest issue in Unit 8J involving both mice and roaches. The building's recent history shows some normalization of rodent activity concerns, with a "Passed" inspection result in July 2025 following a "Rat Activity" designation in April 2025. The property has maintained an active compliance record for bedbugs, showing zero infested units in the most recent filings from 2023-2024.

Historical data from 2019 to 2025 indicate intermittent issues requiring attention, including several Local Law 188/17 compliance inspections and construction-related inspections in 2023-2024, though no violations were found at those times. The building's management has generally addressed major compliance requirements, as evidenced by the certification of door repairs in January 2025, and has maintained regular permit issuance activity as shown in the 2019 records. The property has also successfully completed multiple rodent inspections over the years, with most showing compliance, though some initial inspections noted rat activity.