126-06 172nd Street, Queens, NY 11434

The three-story residential building at 126-06 172nd Street in Jamaica, owned by Xavier Lawrence, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in early 2024. A notable emergency heat and hot water complaint was filed and investigated in January 2024, affecting all hot water fixtures in the third-floor apartment, which was ultimately resolved but required violations to be issued for exceeding the 130-degree maximum temperature limit. Multiple violations were recorded during a January 21, 2024 inspection, including defective self-closing doors at both the building entrance and third-floor apartment, missing window guards in the third-floor apartment, and a defective sprinkler head in the public hall stairs.

The building also received citations for failing to maintain required safety notices regarding gas leak procedures, carbon monoxide detection, and smoke detector requirements, though these are administrative violations rather than direct safety concerns. All these violations have been officially closed as of their respective certification dates in early 2024, with the most recent inspection occurring on April 5, 2024. More recent developments show no bedbug infestations in the past two reporting periods (2022-2023 and 2023-2024), indicating effective pest management.

While the building's age (constructed in 2007) generally suggests modern infrastructure, the early 2024 violations point to some maintenance challenges that were subsequently addressed. The property has been responsive to inspections and has closed all identified violations, though the concentration of issues identified in early 2024 suggests there may have been some period of deferred maintenance prior to their resolution. Since 2024, there have been no new housing maintenance code violations reported, and the building has maintained a clean record in terms of pest control.