197 Beach 96th Street, Queens, NY 11693

The three-story, two-unit residential building at 197 Beach 96th Street in Rockaway Park, owned by Robert Evangelista, has experienced recurring bedbug reporting compliance issues over the past four years. From 2021 through 2024, the property received four consecutive Class A violations for failure to file the required annual bedbug reports in accordance with NYC Housing Maintenance Code, with the most recent open violation issued in April 2024.

While the official bedbug reporting document from June 2022 covering the period from November 2020 to October 2021 indicated no infested units, no units eradicated, and no re-infestions, the persistent violations suggest ongoing challenges with timely compliance to reporting requirements. Most recently, in 2025, there was a complaint lodged regarding illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings (complaint number 4993565) related to the property, though this investigation closed with access being denied on both the first and second attempts in July 2025.

It's worth noting that the building was constructed in 2004 and was classified as "HEREAFTER ERECTED CLASS A" at that time. The repeated bedbug report violations and the recent complaint about illegal hotel rooms, though access was denied for inspection, are the primary points of concern in this property's recent history.