99-04 212th Street, Queens, NY 11429

The two-story, four-unit building at 99-04 212th Street in Queens Village, owned by Steve Sostak and constructed in 1931, has experienced significant maintenance challenges in recent years. Most notably, between February-May 2025, there were multiple concerning incidents including reports of heating issues, pest infestations, a power outage, and problems with walls requiring inspection by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). These issues occurred during a period when HPD was frequently unable to complete inspections of the apartment units.

The building currently has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations from an October 2023 inspection, including problems with self-closing doors, floor tiles, plaster surfaces, water leaks, light fixtures, and missing safety equipment such as carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms in Apartment 1RL. The building's recent history also includes emergency complaints in March 2025 regarding flooring problems and power outages, as well as pest-related issues that month. Looking back further, the building has experienced recurring maintenance issues since at least late 2019, when there were complaints about building stability, potentially linked to a vehicle impact that caused damage requiring a $625 penalty in 2020.

Structural concerns were documented in 2019-2020, though these were ultimately dismissed in 2023. The property has a documented history of rodent inspections, with a failed inspection in December 2010 followed by a passing compliance inspection in March 2011. While some complaints have been resolved or closed, the persistence of open violations and recurring maintenance issues suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and compliance with housing codes.