379 Onderdonk Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, six-unit building at 379 Onderdonk Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Francesco Alesci, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant being multiple heat and hot water complaints in early 2025. Between January and February 2025, three heat-related complaints were filed, including one for the entire building, though HPD found no violations in the first two inspections, while a third complaint was resolved with information that conditions had improved.

Prior to these complaints, in August 2024, there were multiple plumbing issues reported, including problems with a sink, water supply, and a water leak resulting in violations. The most recent violations, issued in December 2024, are currently open and primarily affect apartment 2L, addressing issues with water leaks, floor tiles, door self-closing mechanisms, and security features such as a missing peephole.

The building's compliance history shows important safety and maintenance considerations, including an active violation from June 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2020 external low-pressure inspection. However, the building has maintained a clean record regarding pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past five annual inspections (2021-2025), and passed the rodent inspection conducted in March 2017. In addition to the specific violations in apartment 2L, a series of violations noted in September 2024 affecting common areas included issues with self-closing doors, smoke detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and the proper posting of inspection certificates, though many of these were subsequently certified as corrected between October and November 2024.