1667 Cornelia Street, Queens, NY 11385

1667 Cornelia Street is a 3-story, 6-unit New Law Tenement building located in Ridgewood, built in 1937 and currently owned by John Papa. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues, particularly evident during the winter of 2018-2019 when multiple complaints were filed through HPD between October 2018 and January 2019, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

These complaints resulted in violations, most notably in December 2018 when violations were issued for inadequate heating and hot water in apartment 1R, along with a violation regarding a defective hinge on the boiler room door in the basement. The property has undergone regular bedbug reporting since 2019, with all reports showing zero infested units, suggesting effective pest management protocols in place.

However, there has been ongoing concern regarding rodent activity, particularly in recent years. While a rodent inspection in September 2024 passed, several inspections in 2023 and 2022 recorded rat activity, with the most recent compliance inspection in November 2023 noting rat activity. The building's maintenance record indicates responsiveness to violations, as evidenced by the certification of corrections to the December 2018 violations in January 2019, though access issues were noted in some heating complaints where inspectors were unable to access units for verification.