1681 Palmetto Street, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, six-unit building at 1681 Palmetto Street in Ridgewood, owned by Mihalis Valentis, has generated multiple concerns regarding its heating and boiler systems over the past several years. The most recent inspection in April 2024 revealed a defective boiler situation, resulting in an Oath Violation being served.

Of particular concern are multiple active violations related to external low pressure inspections, with documented failures to file these required inspections for the years 2018 through 2022, showing a pattern of non-compliance with boiler maintenance requirements. The building's history includes at least one resident-reported heat and hot water issue in October 2018, though this was promptly addressed and closed within two days by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

The building, constructed in 1930 and classified as a New Law Tenement, has been under scrutiny for its failure to maintain proper boiler certification, as evidenced by the November 2019 violation for neglecting to file the 2017 boiler inspection report. The consistent pattern of violations related to boiler and low pressure system inspections suggests ongoing maintenance challenges that have persisted over multiple years and ownership periods, despite some intermittent resolution of individual complaints. While an emergency heat/hot water complaint from 2018 was resolved quickly, the more recent boiler-related issues indicate potential continuing concerns regarding this critical building system.