61-44 Madison Street, Queens, NY 11385

61-44 Madison Street is a 4-story, 8-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1930, currently owned by Claudia Dumitriu and located in Ridgewood, NYC. The building has experienced several maintenance and compliance issues over the past few years, most notably in 2019 when multiple violations were issued for various problems including flooring/stairs, walls requiring paint/plaster repair, doors/windows, cabinets, and water leakage (damp spots).

These violations were addressed, though specific details were required to be checked through HPD. More recently, in 2024, two Class C violations were documented regarding defective self-closing doors in apartments 2R and 4R, though these were subsequently closed with certification on May 13, 2024. The building has also undergone some controversial renovations, with a 2020 complaint regarding work without a permit in apartment 4R, though this was resolved with no penalties imposed.

The property has maintained an active record of compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations in the past three consecutive annual filings from 2021 through 2024, including the most recent 2024-2025 filing period showing zero infested units. Two Notices of Violation (NOVs) were issued in 2023 regarding failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2019 and 2020, though both were subsequently dismissed. The building's maintenance history shows periods of required repairs and inspections, including multiple violations related to door self-closing mechanisms, which while addressed, indicate ongoing attention to building systems was necessary.