63-52 Fresh Pond Road, Queens, NY 11385

At 63-52 Fresh Pond Road, a three-story, six-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1930 and currently owned by William Grote, recent heating system issues have emerged as a significant concern. Between January and March 2025, four separate incidents involving loss of heat or hot water were reported, with the most recent occurring in late March 2025.

While each complaint was subsequently closed following restoration of services, the recurring nature of these heating issues warrants attention. The building has also faced several infrastructure challenges in recent years, including a plumbing issue with steam pipes/riser in January 2023, flooring concerns in late 2022, and pest control matters in mid-2022, though no violations were found in relation to these complaints.

The property currently has open Housing Maintenance Code violations from September 2022 in apartment 2L, involving multiple safety concerns including defective self-closing doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors, and inoperative carbon monoxide detecting devices. While bedbug infestation reports have been consistently filed since 2021 showing zero infested units, recent rodent inspections in early 2024 and 2025 identified rat activity, though previous inspections from 2017, 2021, and 2021 recorded passing results. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of recurring heating issues, with four emergency heat/hot water complaints in 2025 alone, suggesting potential ongoing problems with the building's heating infrastructure.