87-65 172nd Street, Queens, NY 11432

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 87-65 172nd Street in Jamaica, owned by Ben Kaftari, has experienced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance over the past four years. Between 2021 and 2024, the building received four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports in accordance with HPD requirements, with these violations remaining open as of 2024.

The property's recent history also includes rodent control challenges, with failed inspections in October and November 2013, though there are no documented rodent-related issues in more recent years. An illegal conversion complaint was filed in March 2019 for a different address (114-32), but this was marked as closed following an inspector's visit in April 2019 when access could not be gained.

The building, constructed in 2005, appears to have maintained reasonable structural integrity over the years, as no significant building violations or safety concerns have been recorded in the most recent inspection data. However, the persistent bedbug reporting compliance issues over multiple years suggest a possible lapse in proper pest management documentation, though this does not necessarily indicate an active infestation problem. The property's documented history is primarily focused on administrative compliance matters rather than structural or safety concerns, with no recent complaints or violations indicating any significant decrease in resident quality of life or safety.