1896 Cornelia Street, Queens, NY 11385

Located in Ridgewood, 1896 Cornelia Street is a three-story, seven-unit New Law tenement built in 1911, currently owned by Steven Barbu and Georgina Ana. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly during 2018-2020, with multiple emergency complaints filed by tenants about entire-building outages.

While some of these complaints were resolved quickly, others remained unverified due to inspection access issues. In late 2018, the building faced additional challenges including unsanitary conditions involving mold, ceiling paint/plaster issues, and violations related to public areas that remain open as of the latest records. These violations include problems with roof leaks, encumbrances at the roof bulkhead stair, and doors needing repairs between the building vestibule and public hall.

The building's more recent history shows some improvement, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past four annual filings (2021-2025), and consistent passing results in rat inspections from 2015 through 2024, with only one instance of rat activity noted in 2015. A 2022 inspection revealed a violation related to bedbug reporting that was subsequently closed, though several other violations from 2018 related to public area maintenance, ceiling conditions, and roof issues appear to remain unresolved. The building's heat and hot water system continues to show vulnerability, with multiple complaints in recent years despite some resolutions, though recent heat system complaints seem to have decreased compared to earlier years.