1876 Gates Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 1876 Gates Avenue in Ridgewood, built in 1930 and currently owned by Jonathan Vera, has maintained a generally positive record in recent years, though with some noteworthy regulatory interactions. Most prominently, the building has experienced recurring Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, though these violations have all been officially closed.

The most recent bedbug report filing in May 2025 indicates no infested, eradicated, or re-infested units between November 2023 and October 2024, suggesting improved compliance with reporting requirements. The building has a clean record in terms of rodent inspections, passing all three inspections conducted in 2016, 2017, and most recently in September 2024, the latter being an Initial inspection. There was one complaint about illegal conversion in late 2022, which was investigated in March 2023 but resulted in access denial.

While this incident raises some concern about building modifications, no subsequent issues have been reported. The property has demonstrated attention to maintenance requirements through its recent bedbug reporting compliance and has maintained structural integrity as evidenced by three successful rodent inspections over the past decade. The building's age and use classification as an Old Law Tenement are consistent with its historical context within the neighborhood.