227 Beach 31st Street, Queens, NY 11691

227 Beach 31st Street is a 3-unit, 3-story residential building located in Far Rockaway, constructed in 2005 and currently owned by Roy Baruch. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with six documented complaints between November 2022 and March 2025. Most recently, in March 2025, there were two heat/hot water complaints, one of which was resolved quickly (within one day) when heat and hot water were confirmed restored during the inspection.

In another complaint from December 2024, HPD was unable to gain access to inspect the reported condition. While all these complaints have been closed, the consistent pattern of heating system issues is notable. The building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with no reported infestations or eradications in the past four reporting periods from 2021 to 2025.

Three Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements were issued between 2021 and 2024, though all are now closed. Underlying these records is a pattern of difficulty in gaining access to units for inspections, as evidenced by multiple complaints where inspectors could not access the premises. While the building has met its bedbug reporting obligations in recent years, the heat and hot water system reliability appears to be an ongoing concern, with the most recent complaints occurring just months ago as of March 2025.