16-76 Jefferson Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story, four-unit New Law tenement building at 16-76 Jefferson Avenue in Ridgewood, currently owned by Gabriel Goldberger, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in 2025. Between April and June 2025, the property received multiple complaints regarding unsanitary conditions, including sewage problems, pest infestations, and electrical lighting issues. While some of these complaints were inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and found to not violate housing laws, others were not able to be inspected.

A plumbing issue related to a toilet was resolved quickly, within just a couple of days. The building has also had persistent rodent issues, with multiple inspections showing rat activity between 2022 and 2024, though it passed a compliance inspection in November 2024. The property has maintained good records regarding bedbug reporting, with no infestations reported in the past four reporting periods from 2019 to 2024, suggesting effective pest management in this regard.

The building has had three Housing Maintenance Code violations recorded between 2020 and 2024, all related to the filing of annual bedbug reports or, in one instance, concerning plaster and paint repairs needed in a specific apartment bathroom. The most recent electrical lighting violation from 2025, issued during an HPD inspection, may require future monitoring to ensure proper resolution by the property owner. Despite the recent cluster of complaints in 2025, it is noteworthy that many of the issues were either resolved or did not result in formal violations, and previous pest complaints from 2023 had been addressed with no violations recorded.