70-32 65th Place, Queens, NY 11385

The 3-story, 6-unit building at 70-32 65th Place in Glendale, owned by Giuseppe Merlo, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2022-2023, with multiple emergency complaints filed through HPD and 311 regarding lack of building-wide heat and hot water. Specifically, there were seven documented heat/hot water complaints from December 2022 through March 2023, though inspections indicated that systems were reportedly restored by the time of HPD's response.

The building has also faced safety concerns, with emergency violations in late 2022 regarding missing smoke and carbon monoxide detector notices, though these were subsequently resolved. Additional maintenance issues included a documented mold condition in October 2022 in Bathroom 2L, and problems with building heating system access and gas leak procedures in 2023, though these violations were certified as corrected by March 2023. More recent building history shows improved conditions, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three filing periods (2022-2023 through 2024-2025), and successful rodent inspections in 2022 and 2023.

The most recent Department of Buildings inspection in September 2024 found no violations, though a violation was issued in April 2023 regarding failure to file the 2022 external low pressure inspection, which was dismissed in June 2023. The building's heat and water system appears to be a persistent maintenance challenge, though recent records suggest improved responsiveness to issues. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infestation cases since 2021.