59-39 Myrtle Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, two-family house at 59-39 Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Menachem Mitnick and built in 1931, has experienced several notable maintenance issues and compliance violations over recent years. Most significantly, the building has a recurring pattern of failures to file required external low-pressure inspection reports between 2018 and 2023, resulting in multiple violations that, while ultimately dismissed, reflect ongoing regulatory compliance challenges.

The most recent violation, issued in September 2024, pertained to the failure to file the 2023 inspection, while similar violations from 2023-2024 regarding the 2018 and 2019 inspections were also recorded and dismissed. Earlier violations included a failure to file the annual boiler 2017 inspection report in November 2019.

In terms of resident experience and building conditions, there was a plumbing-related water supply complaint in March 2023 that was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though no violations were found. More positively, the building has demonstrated effective pest management, with no documented bedbug infestations in the past two reporting periods (2023-2024 and 2022-2023), and has passed rodent inspections in both September 2024 and May 2017. The property has maintained a dual-unit configuration throughout its history, with relatively few documented complaints beyond the mentioned issues, suggesting generally stable conditions with regard to other building systems and maintenance requirements.