60-19 68th Road, Queens, NY 11385

The 5-unit, 3-story residential building at 60-19 68th Road in Ridgewood, owned by Salvatore Ciaravino and constructed in 1950, has a concerning pattern of regulatory compliance issues, particularly regarding bedbug reporting. Most notably, the building has received four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2022 and 2024 for failure to file the required annual bedbug report, with three of these violations (2022-2024) remaining open as of April 2024.

While the 2020-2021 bedbug report submitted in June 2021 indicated no infested or previously infested units, the ongoing violation history suggests potential ongoing challenges with compliance. The building has experienced multiple complaints about unauthorized work in occupied units, with four such complaints registered between 2020 and 2023, all of which resulted in inspection attempts where access was not granted (in 2023), or where no violation was found (in 2020). The most recent complaints were filed in October 2023 and July 2023, both concerning work without a permit, while an earlier complaint from 2020 was resolved without violations being noted.

In terms of other building health indicators, a rodent inspection conducted in June 2017 resulted in a passing mark, though this was over eight years ago now. This building has been under consistent scrutiny for bedbug reporting compliance since 2022, with open violations as recent as April 2024. The pattern of complaints regarding unauthorized work, though not resulting in confirmed violations, suggests potential concerns with maintenance protocols and inspection accessibility.