557 Onderdonk Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

557 Onderdonk Avenue is a three-story, three-unit tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Julio Naula. The Ridgewood property has maintained a troubling pattern of open housing maintenance code violations over the past four years, with each annual inspection from 2021 through 2024 showing a recurring violation related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug report with HPD.

These violations, classified as "A" (the least severe category), raise ongoing concerns about the building's pest management compliance. Additionally, in 2020 and 2021, the building experienced significant lead safety compliance issues, with the owner cited for failing to notify occupants about lead-based paint hazards and for not providing required records related to lead paint inspections and remediation activities; these "C" classified violations were eventually closed. The property has also faced challenges with rodent activity, as evidenced by recent inspections in 2024, including a compliance inspection in November that recorded rat activity.

This recent finding follows two consecutive inspections in September and November 2024 that documented similar issues. While the building passed rodent inspections in 2016 and 2017, the recent spate of rat activity represents a marked decline in pest control conditions. Together, these documented violations and pest control issues suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance and safety compliance, particularly in relation to both pest management and historical lead paint risks, though it should be noted that some violations are related to reporting requirements rather than direct threats to residents' health and safety.