18-31 Stephen Street, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 18-31 Stephen Street in Ridgewood, owned by Juan Guaman, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most concerning are the power outages, heating problems, and plumbing issues: a power outage was reported and investigated in July 2024, while in December 2023, the building experienced heating and plumbing problems for which HPD was unable to gain access for inspection.

The building also has two unresolved Class A violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD, dating from March and April 2023. A building entrance door violation was issued in July 2024 for having a kick-down door stopper preventing the self-closing door, though this was subsequently closed. The property has had multiple compliance inspections over the years, including an active violation as of June 2023 for failure to file the 2021 external low-pressure inspection, and a dismissed violation from April 2023 for the 2022 inspection.

Illegal conversion complaints were filed in 2022, but inspectors were unable to gain access during their visits. The building's rodent inspections show mixed results, with failures recorded in 2012 and 2013, though more recent inspections in 2014 and 2017 passed. While there was some bedbug activity reported in the 2020-2021 period (with zero infested units and no re-infestations), the building appears to have maintained proper reporting compliance since then.