64-85 Saunders Street, Queens, NY 11374

The 61-unit, 6-story apartment building at 64-85 Saunders Street, owned by Svetlana Aronova and constructed in 1941, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past two years. The most recent complaints, as of October 2024, include flooring problems (September 2024) and multiple unsuccessful refrigerator inspections (September 2024). A notable cluster of heat and water-related complaints occurred in late 2023, with multiple emergency calls between October 23 and November 12 regarding heat and hot water issues, though most inspections found no violations or inspected conditions were not requiring heat at the time.

The building has also faced various safety concerns, particularly involving Apartment E4 on the 5th floor. Multiple violations were documented in late 2023 related to smoke and carbon monoxide detector issues in E4, as well as a flooring problem in the kitchen. Building-wide concerns included multiple citations for defective self-closing doors on compactor closets in public areas (notably on the 2nd and 5th stories).

Earlier issues were documented in 2018 regarding illegal gas hook-up/piping and plumbing work, though inspections found no violations at the time. The property has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2019, with no reported infestations in the last seven reporting periods. Recent construction activities in 2023 generated some concerns about scaffold safety, resulting in violations and fines for Safe Way Construction, though these appear to have been resolved. The building's compliance history shows some lapses in boiler inspection report filing in 2019, with one violation currently marked as active related to a missed FISP Cycle 8A Technical Report submission.