1853 Madison Street, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 1853 Madison Street in Ridgewood, currently owned by Bo Lin, has experienced numerous maintenance and safety issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in early 2025. Between March and April 2025, multiple fire escape safety complaints were filed, with at least one resulting in violations. Additional complaints during this period included issues with water leaks, electrical problems (no lighting), floor conditions, window frames, plumbing fixtures (bathtub/shower and sink), wall surfaces, and a non-functioning gas range, all of which received violation notices requiring correction.

The building has open violations regarding refuse accumulation in the front yard (2024) and bedbug reporting compliance (2024), as well as an active violation for failure to file low pressure inspections dating back to 2019-2021. The property has a documented history of pest control efforts, with multiple rat activity inspections and bait applications recorded between 2023 and 2025, indicating an ongoing rodent control challenge. While there were no reported bedbug infestations in the 2019-2020 period, the building's bedbug reporting compliance has been flagged as an issue in multiple years (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024).

The building's maintenance record shows a pattern of plumbing and safety-related issues, including violations related to self-closing doors and hot water temperature controls. Recent inspections have revealed conditions requiring legal action under housing maintenance codes, though these primarily involved violations that the owner was given time to address through proper correction processes. The building's documented history of fire escape safety complaints and multiple completed HPD inspections suggest ongoing concerns about basic safety systems, although recent inspections have not consistently resulted in found violations, indicating potential procedural or maintenance improvements in some areas.