17-19 Stanhope Street, Queens, NY 11385

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building at 17-19 Stanhope Street in Ridgewood, owned by Maria Lynch, was constructed in 1930 and has undergone both routine and emergency inspections over the past several years. Most recently, in July 2023, the building experienced two separate water leak complaints, one each for a slow leak and heavy flow, though the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access to verify these issues.

Prior to this, in April 2021, the building received a housing maintenance code violation regarding the requirement to file an annual bedbug report, though subsequent filings from 2021 through 2024 show no documented infestations or eradications, indicating compliance with this requirement since the violation. The building has maintained good performance in terms of pest control, with consistent annual bedbug reports showing zero affected units since 2021, and passed rodent inspections in 2013, 2014, and 2017.

The property's maintenance history shows an overall pattern of addressing compliance requirements, though the recent water leak complaints in 2023 suggest potential ongoing maintenance challenges. While the bedbug and rodent records are reassuring from a pest control perspective, the inability of HPD to inspect the water leak complaints in mid-2023 may warrant attention in terms of building access protocols and maintenance follow-up procedures.