3-31 St Nicholas Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The 18-unit, 5-story residential building at 3-31 St Nicholas Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Victor Celli, was constructed in 2018 and has experienced several significant issues since its completion. Most notably, there have been recurring elevator service concerns, with three complaints about lack of alternate service (2023-2024), though inspections found no violations at those times.

In 2022, there was a complaint regarding building shaking or vibration that resulted in an Oath violation being served. The building has faced multiple compliance challenges, including a failure to certify correction of immediately hazardous violations in 2019-2020, for which ECB violations were ultimately dismissed. There have been several access-related issues during inspections, particularly regarding certificate of occupancy concerns and building violations in late 2021, though one complaint from December 2021 noted a violation for failure to obey a stop work order.

Importantly, the building has maintained a clean record regarding pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the most recent two annual filing periods (2023-2024 and 2022-2023), showing effective pest management practices. While the building has experienced various maintenance and compliance issues in its relatively short history, recent years have shown fewer violations, particularly concerning bedbugs and immediately hazardous conditions, with all such past violations being dismissed following necessary payments or corrections. The most recent building filings show no new urgent safety concerns, though the repeated nature of elevator service complaints suggests ongoing attention may be required in this area.