501 Grandview Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

501 Grandview Avenue is a two-unit, two-story New Law Tenement building located in Ridgewood and owned by John Nicolosi. Built in 1920, the property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues, particularly between late 2018 and early 2019, with multiple complaints about inadequate heat and hot water across several months, along with pest-related complaints. During this period, the building received several Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2019 through 2024, with the most recent filing in September 2024 showing no infested units during the 2022-2023 reporting period.

The building's safety systems were addressed in 2019 when a defective smoke detector in apartment 2R was repaired, though there are still several open violations regarding fire egress door self-closing mechanisms and required postings in the common areas, including smoke detector requirements and carbon monoxide detector requirements. In recent years, the building's maintenance issues appear to have stabilized, with no reported heat or pest complaints in the past four years. However, there have been ongoing rodent activity concerns, with inspections in 2019 and 2022 indicating rat presence.

A recent inspection in July 2025 related to an illegal conversion complaint found no violations. The building has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance since 2019, with the most recent report showing no active infestations. While many historical violations have been addressed, the presence of open violations regarding common area postings and fire safety systems suggests some outstanding compliance issues, though these do not appear to be directly affecting current resident living conditions.