61-41 Saunders Street, Queens, NY 11374

The 6-story, 108-unit building at 61-41 Saunders Street in Rego Park, currently owned by Parisa Spitaleri, has had several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, in March 2022, the building experienced multiple emergency complaints regarding mold conditions, along with an unrelated heat/hot water complaint that could not be inspected due to access issues. These mold complaints resulted in violations, particularly affecting Apartment A45 on the fourth floor, which had documented issues with bathroom mold (4-3 square feet on various walls), broken plaster and paint, defective caulking around the tub, and several door-related problems.

The building currently has three open violations from March 2022 requiring proper posting of bedbug, smoke detector, and carbon monoxide detector requirements in common areas. More recent concerns include an active Environmental Control Board violation from December 2022 regarding failure to submit a required Cycle 9A report of critical exam documentation for exterior walls, with a penalty of $625 imposed. There are also two significant facade-related ECB violations from 2019-2020 regarding exterior maintenance issues, including cracked coping stones beneath metal cladding at the front facade.

The building's elevator system had a single-device service complaint in June 2020, though this was subsequently addressed with an Oath Violation. It's worth noting that the building has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations since 2018, with regular reporting showing no units affected, and passed all rodent inspections with no significant concerns. The most recent bedbug report (January 2024) covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023 shows no infestations, though there is an open active violation regarding the late filing of the 2022 FISP Cycle 9A Technical Report.