61-08 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

61-08 Metropolitan Avenue is a two-story, three-unit residential building located in Ridgewood, Queens, built in 1935 and currently owned by Edwin Edwin Paul Taves, Jr. The building has an interesting history of compliance with housing maintenance codes, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements. From 2021 to 2024, the property received four consecutive violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations were subsequently closed.

Remarkably, since November 2022, the building has had no documented bedbug infestations, with the most recent bedbug report filed in July 2025 showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units for the 2023-2024 period. This pattern of compliance suggests the owner has rectified the earlier reporting issues, resulting in a bedbug-free status for the past several years. The building's pest management record shows consistent attention to rodent control, with successful inspections recorded in 2012, 2014, and 2017, all passing initial inspections.

While the property experienced bedbug reporting violations in previous years, the recent successful filing of bedbug reports through 2025 indicates improved compliance with housing maintenance requirements. The absence of any recent violations related to other housing maintenance codes suggests stable building management practices, at least in terms of basic safety and reporting requirements. The building has maintained its original 1935 structure as a "HEREAFTER CONVERTED CLASS A" property, indicating its current status as a regulated multiple dwelling.