17-21 Himrod Street, Queens, NY 11385

The 6-unit residential building at 17-21 Himrod Street in Ridgewood, owned by Jonathan Cohen and built in 1930, has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in September 2021. During this period, multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding water leaks (both heavy flow and slow leaks), electrical lighting problems, door issues, and concerns with windows and floors.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted inspections and issued violations for plumbing issues related to the bathtub/shower, ceiling paint/plaster problems, and door-related concerns. More recent inspections in 2022 revealed various open violations in apartment 2R, including problems with the secondary entrance door, bathroom floor tiles, kitchen countertop, bathroom faucets, wall water leak, and evidence of a roach infestation, though some issues were subsequently closed.

In addition to these issues, the building has faced challenges with compliance requirements, as evidenced by multiple Department of Buildings violations in 2023 for failure to file annual external low-pressure inspections from 2020-2022, though these violations were dismissed in June 2025. The building's bedbug reporting records from 2022 through 2025 consistently show zero infested units, indicating successful pest management efforts, while rodent inspections in 2023 passed compliance checks, though there was recorded rat activity noted in May 2023. The property has demonstrated a pattern of addressing various maintenance issues, though some violations and repair needs, particularly those documented in 2022, remain open as of the latest available data.