33rd Road is a quiet street in Bayside, lined with manicured homes but right in the middle of the block is an abandoned house.
"It's just the eyesore," said Steve Kalomeris, a Bayside Resident.
Kalomeris lives next-door to the house, which he says has sat vacant for more than 15 years.
Although no people may live in the home, Kalomeris says the property is occupied by many of the neighborhood's stray cats and wild animals.
"The biggest problem is probably the raccoons. Because I see that...we hear them fighting, up in the master bedroom. They go up on the roof and climb in there. That's where they live," explained Kalomeris.
A caved-in roof is just one of the access points that critters can use to get into the home.
"Now the house is wide open. It becomes a fire hazard," said Dominick Grimaldi, who lives nearby.
Neighbors say at the height of the real estate market, the home could have sold for upwards of $800,000.
"It's just to the point where I think if anything, you're selling a property where a house needs to be demolished,” said Grimaldi.
Property tax records show the homeowners currently owe about $15,000 in unpaid taxes. State Senator Tony Avella says it’s time for the city to step in.
"How much more does the city have to do? The simplest thing, you don't pay your property taxes over a certain number of years, the property's run down, we should take it. The property has value," said Avella.
A Department of Buildings spokesperson says there's only one complaint on the property dating back to 2013. A violation was issued for failure to secure the building. The spokesperson said the agency will send another inspector to assess the structure and if necessary they will take further enforcement action.
A Department of Finance spokesperson confirms the agency is looking into the situation.
NY1 was unable to reach the homeowner by phone.