861 Onderdonk Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

861 Onderdonk Avenue is a three-story, three-unit tenement building constructed in 1913 and currently owned by Ion Ciurar. The building has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, with the most significant being a heat and hot water emergency in November 2023 that required HPD intervention. Prior to that, there was an unsanitary condition involving pests reported in August 2022.

The property has multiple open Housing Maintenance Code violations, including an outstanding requirement to file an annual bedbug report (as of 2024) and various safety concerns from August 2022 in the first-floor apartment. These 2022 violations included issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, a missing self-closing door, illegal locking devices, and an infestation of roaches, all of which were documented through official notices of violation. The building's rodent inspection history shows mixed results, with the most recent inspection in November 2024 passing, but a September 2024 inspection indicating rat activity.

This building also had some historical rodent issues resolved in 2017 and 2016, which passed inspection. The property has been under increased scrutiny for maintenance compliance, with multiple inspections and violations requiring attention to various safety and habitability standards. The August 2022 inspection revealed several issues that potentially impact resident safety, including missing safety equipment and structural concerns, though some of these may have been addressed as violations were designated as "Closed" in subsequent inspections.