69-40 Yellowstone Blvd, Queens, NY 11375

The property at 69-40 Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills is a 6-story, 127-unit residential building constructed in 1942 and currently owned by Jodee Sarisky. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring between 2019-2020, particularly affecting Apartment 614 on the 6th floor. These issues included multiple violations related to water leaks, wall and ceiling damage, and plumbing problems, with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issuing several violations during inspections.

Most recently, in 2021, there was a violation regarding janitorial services, which remains open as of October 2023. The building has shown some improvement in pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three reporting periods (2022-2025), following several incidents in 2020-2021 where multiple units were affected. The property's maintenance history shows a pattern of infrastructure challenges, including roofing issues (2019), bathroom and plumbing problems (2019), and various paint and plaster violations (2019-2020).

Two Department of Buildings complaints from 2021-2023 were filed regarding work without a permit (2021) and parking lot lights (2023), though these were either dismissed or found not to warrant violation. The building underwent some construction work in 2018, which received an Environmental Control Board violation for non-conformance to approved documents, though this was resolved with no penalty. Despite these ongoing maintenance issues, recent bedbug reports show successful eradication and no current infestations, and rodent inspections from 2015 (passed) suggest adequate pest management in that regard. The building's management has obtained several permits for maintenance work, including exterior and plumbing work in 2019-2020.