1715 Harman Street, Queens, NY 11385

1715 Harman Street is a three-story, six-unit residential building located in Ridgewood, built in 1930 and currently owned by Sherrie Hon. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent cluster of complaints in June 2023 involving safety concerns about fire escapes and multiple unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage and pest problems.

These complaints were all investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), though no violations were issued in these particular cases. However, the building has a documented history of sanitation issues, particularly regarding garbage storage, with violations recorded in 2021 that required specific corrective actions including the provision of proper garbage can lids and addressing lockable access to the roof bulkhead.

The building's maintenance history reveals several significant concerns between 2021 and 2023, including a period of rat activity noted in August 2021, various housing code violations related to unit 1R (including issues with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and water leaks) that were ultimately resolved, and concerns about building safety features such as self-closing doors. Notably, the property has maintained an active bedbug reporting record since 2019, consistently reporting zero infested or re-infested units, and has successfully passed recent rodent inspections in 2023 and 2024. The building's management has demonstrated some responsiveness to violations, as evidenced by the correction of various safety and maintenance issues identified during inspections, though recurring complaints about garbage storage and sanitation suggest ongoing challenges in this area.