1868 Cornelia Street, Queens, NY 11385

1868 Cornelia Street is a 3-story, 6-unit New Law Tenement building located in Ridgewood, built in 1911 and currently owned by Maria Ganci. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in early 2024 when multiple complaints were filed simultaneously regarding various appliances and building systems, including issues with the refrigerator, electric/gas range, flooring, electrical outlets, and toilet facilities.

All of these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), but notably, no violations were issued in any of these cases. Prior to this, there was an emergency heat/hot water complaint in November 2021 affecting the entire building that was resolved promptly within one day. The building's maintenance record shows consistent attention to pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the last five years (2019-2025).

The building has also maintained a clean record in terms of rodent inspections, passing all three inspections conducted in 2024, 2017, and 2016. The repeated nature of the 2024 complaints, all classified as non-emergency except for the toilet issue, suggests some ongoing maintenance challenges, though the lack of violations in these cases indicates that the issues may not have constituted serious hazards. The building's overall record shows regular reporting for bedbugs and successful rodent control measures, suggesting good preventive maintenance practices despite the cluster of complaints reported in early 2024.