2030 Gates Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, six-unit New Law Tenement building at 2030 Gates Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Giovanni Simone, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, particularly concerning heating systems. Most notably, there were multiple instances of heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building in December 2019, with at least five documented complaints within a two-week period.

While the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) responded to these emergencies and confirmed restoration of services, these recurring failures indicate a persistent infrastructure problem. More recently, in April 2025, there was a complaint about unsanitary conditions related to mold, though HPD's inspection found no violations. The building has faced some additional maintenance challenges, including an unresolved violation from December 2019 regarding a discarded wash basin in the third-story public hall (classified as a B violation), though another violation concerning a discarded boiler in the front yard was subsequently closed.

On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding pest control, with no reported cases of bedbugs across multiple annual inspections from 2020 to 2025. Rodent inspections conducted in 2016 and 2017 both passed, suggesting effective pest management in that regard. The most recent 311 service request regarding mold in April 2025 has been closed, though it's worth noting that multiple service requests and violations have historically been addressed but not always fully resolved.