489 Fairview Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

489 Fairview Avenue is a three-story, four-unit residential building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Arthur Niedbala, located in Ridgewood, Queens. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past years, with the most recent concerns including rodent activity earlier in 2024, as evidenced by multiple bait applications in April to June 2024, and rat activity noted in February 2024. The property has a recurring history of bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent report filed in July 2024 showing no infested units and indicating successful eradication of bedbugs across all units.

The building has also had various maintenance violations requiring attention to door functionality, particularly self-closing doors at the vestibule and entrance areas, which were documented as defective in 2024 and previously in 2019. Other historical issues included problems with intercom systems and bathroom maintenance in Unit 2FL in 2019. Two recent inspections (2023-2024) were focused on bedbug and rodent control, with the building's most recent bedbug report showing compliance with HPD requirements.

The building's violation history reveals a pattern of self-closing door issues, with multiple citations between 2019 and 2024 regarding non-compliant doors in various areas including the vestibule, entrance, and individual units. The property has shown improvements in bedbug management, with successful eradication efforts documented in multiple reporting periods (2021 and 2024), though the need for annual reporting has generated some violations. While there were some maintenance and repair issues in the past, many violations have been closed following appropriate corrections, such as the door repairs made in February 2023. The most recent rodent activity inspections in 2024 indicate ongoing pest management efforts, though the presence of rat activity in April 2024 suggests some challenges with this aspect of building maintenance.