74-04 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11379

The 2-family house at 74-04 Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village, owned by Alex Castro, has experienced several recurring issues over recent years, particularly relating to sanitation and animal facility compliance. Most notably, there have been multiple complaints in 2024-2025 regarding animal-related issues, with several "Unsanitary Animal Facility" and "Animal Facility - No Permit" complaints currently in progress or recently closed.

The property has also faced ongoing concerns about garbage and recycling storage, with multiple Housing Maintenance Code complaints between 2023 and 2025, though inspections have typically found no violations of housing laws. The building's maintenance history shows some significant building system concerns, particularly in early 2023 with multiple emergency complaints about stairs and door issues, all of which were subsequently closed.

More recently, in 2024, there have been multiple complaints about illegal conversions, though inspectors were unable to gain access during attempts to investigate. The Department of Buildings records indicate some unresolved compliance issues, with active violations for failure to file external low-pressure inspections in 2023 and 2018, as well as missed boiler inspection filings in 2019, though a 2017 violation was ultimately dismissed in 2020. While many complaints have been resolved, the pattern of recurring sanitation issues and multiple active complaints suggests ongoing challenges with property maintenance and compliance.