89-06 138th Street, Queens, NY 11435

The 12-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement at 89-06 138th Street in Jamaica, built in 1931 and currently owned by Ismene Speliotis, has experienced significant and recurring heating and hot water system issues over the past two years. Between 2024 and early 2025, there were multiple 311 complaints and Housing Maintenance Code complaints regarding heat and hot water problems, with inspectors often finding that heat and hot water had been restored by the time of their arrival.

The building also has several active and recently resolved violations worth noting: as of December 2024, there is an open Class B violation regarding a broken electrical fixture in Apartment 2 from 2024, while an October 2023 inspection resulted in a Class C violation for scalding hot water exceeding 130 degrees in Apartment 3. The building has undergone various maintenance issues, including a 2024 infestation problem in Apartment 6 concerning vermin and ants, and there are multiple historical violations related to self-closing doors, fire escape defects, and other maintenance matters. Despite these challenges, there have been no reported bedbug incidents in the building for the past five years, with all bedbug reporting periods showing zero infested units.

Rodent inspections from 2010 and 2014 show previous compliance failures, but more recent inspections do not indicate ongoing rodent issues. The building's heat and hot water system appears to be the most pressing ongoing concern, with nine emergency heat/hot water complaints logged between January 2024 and January 2025, indicating persistent problems with this essential service. The building's safety features have also come under scrutiny, with complaints about smoke detectors in early 2024, though access issues limited inspectors' ability to verify the conditions directly.