1680 George Street, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building at 1680 George Street in Ridgewood, owned by Yechil Landau and constructed in 1931, has experienced several significant incidents over the past two years, with particular attention required for heating system issues. Most notably, in January 2024, the building faced multiple emergency heat and hot water complaints affecting the entire building, though these were subsequently reported as resolved by HPD, with tenants indicating restoration of services.

The building underwent a period of construction-related complaints in early 2024, with multiple reports of work being conducted without proper permits and violations of stop work orders between February 16 and August 2, 2024, though inspections generally found no violations at the time. During this period, there were also reports of illegal after-hours work, with one such complaint recorded on February 28, 2024. More recently, in August 2024, there were several complaints related to work without a permit and unsafe demolition practices, though a stop work order issued in connection with these complaints was fully rescinded.

The building's bedbug reports from late 2023 through mid-2025 indicate no infestations, with zero units documented as infested, eradicated, or re-infested during the reporting periods from November 2022 through October 2024 and July 2024 through October 2025. While the absence of bedbug infestations is a positive aspect of the building's recent history, the recurring heating system issues and construction-related complaints throughout 2024 suggest some ongoing maintenance and regulatory oversight challenges. The relatively recent vintage of the building's heat and hot water system, combined with the nature of the complaints, indicates this may represent the building's most persistent systems issue to date.