82-40 Austin Street, Queens, NY 11415

The 6-story, 63-unit residential building at 82-40 Austin Street in Kew Gardens, owned by Nicholas Cataldo, has faced recurring heating system challenges in recent years, with documented complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building occurring in December 2022, November 2022, and December 2021. Each time these issues were reported, HPD confirmed that heat and hot water had been restored, though the recurrence suggests ongoing system reliability concerns.

Other notable incidents include a rodent-related complaint in October 2022 that resulted in an inspection with no violations found, an unsanitary garbage storage complaint in April 2021 that also resulted in no violations, and a cooking gas issue in November 2020 that was promptly addressed. The building's more recent history includes an open violation as of April 2024 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though previous bedbug reports from 2019-2022 consistently reported zero infested units.

The property has generally maintained compliance with inspection requirements, with no violations found during multiple Department of Buildings inspections in 2019 and 2020, including those related to COVID-19 executive orders and building debris concerns. While there have been some DOB violations issued in 2020 and 2021, these were ultimately dismissed based on subsequent reports showing that defects had been corrected. The building's permit history shows an active permit issued in June 2020, though no specific work details are provided in the available data.