88-07 173rd Street, Queens, NY 11432

The three-story residential building at 88-07 173rd Street in Jamaica, owned by Laila Sikder, was constructed in 2007 and is classified as a two-family house. The property has experienced several plumbing and utility-related issues over the past several years, with the most significant being a heat and hot water emergency in November 2020 that required HPD intervention, though heat and hot water were reportedly restored upon inspection.

Other notable incidents include a bathtub/shower plumbing issue in March 2020, water supply problems in late 2018 that generated two complaints (though HPD was unable to gain access to inspect), a slow water leak in late 2018 that was inspected without issuing violations, and an electrical wiring concern in November 2018 that also required HPD intervention. Of particular importance are three open Housing Maintenance Code violations from December 2018, related to the first story of the building: one concerning an unlawful conversion to a Class A apartment with plumbing facilities installed, another regarding an unlawful cooking space, and a third related to the need for proper multiple dwelling use certification.

These violations remain unresolved as of July 2025, with no certified date recorded. Additionally, there was one complaint about an illegal conversion filed with the Department of Buildings in December 2018, though this was ultimately deemed unsubstantiated based on department records. On a positive note, the building has reported no bedbug infestations in the past three monitoring periods (2020-2022), with zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested dwelling units recorded in the official reports.