216-51 117th Road, Queens, NY 11411

The two-family house at 216-51 117th Road in Cambria Heights, owned by Mark Singleton, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with a particular cluster of problems emerging in early 2022. Most notably, there were two documented power outages in April and July 2022, with the later incident resulting in an HPD inspection where they were unable to gain access.

During March 2022, multiple housing maintenance code violations were recorded for the second-floor apartment (2FL), including issues with window maintenance, pest infestation (mice), door repairs, and safety concerns such as a missing carbon monoxide detector and problems with a kitchen wash basin. The building also had concerns about an illegally modified entrance lock that was documented in March 2022 but subsequently closed by April.

Prior to these incidents, there were three attempts to investigate possible illegal conversions at the property, with complaints filed in July 2020 and February 2022, though inspectors were unable to gain access to the building in all cases. The property, constructed in 1945, consists of two stories and two units, and while many of the violations from 2022 were eventually closed, there remains one open violation from March 2022 regarding a pest infestation in the second-floor apartment. The building's documented history shows a recurring pattern of access issues for inspectors, suggesting potential challenges with building access during routine inspections or investigations.