1068 Cypress Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

1068 Cypress Avenue (Emil Perez, Owner) is a 2-story, 3-unit New Law Tenement building in Ridgewood, constructed in 1930. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the past six years, with the most significant being emergency complaints in 2019 regarding mold, water leaks, and heat/hot water problems, though these were ultimately closed without resolution by HPD. The property faced building code scrutiny in 2019-2020, with multiple illegal conversion complaints filed in 2019, though inspectors were unable to gain access during final attempts in both May and August of that year.

These complaints coincided with a 2021 violation requiring the filing of an annual bedbug report, which has since been fully complied with according to subsequent filings from 2022 through 2024 showing zero infestation cases. In 2020, the building was subject to several Department of Buildings enforcement actions, including three ECB violations related to construction work, with penalties totaling over $12,000, though these were subsequently resolved. During this period, there were also inspections of sidewalk scaffolding and local law compliance, with one stop work order being fully rescinded.

The building's maintenance history shows regular compliance with rodent inspections in 2011, 2012, and 2017, all passing without issues. Two emergency work permits were issued in July 2020 that remain active under job number 440579018. More recent records from 2021-2023 indicate improved maintenance compliance, with no significant new complaints or violations recorded in the past two years.