75-14 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11379

The two-family residence at 75-14 Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village, owned by Stephen Gaudio, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent incidents occurring in March 2025 involving heat and hot water problems that prompted emergency complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Notably, HPD was unable to gain access to inspect the reported conditions in March 2025.

The building has an outstanding pattern of violations related to bedbug reporting, with open violations recorded in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, all pertaining to the failure to file the required annual bedbug reports under Housing Maintenance Code regulations. An earlier violation in 2018, which has since been resolved, involved household items obstructing access to a roof scuttle ladder in the public hall area on the second story.

The building's documented issues suggest persistent challenges with regulatory compliance and maintenance oversight, particularly regarding temperature control systems and pest management reporting requirements. While the heat and hot water complaint from March 2025 represents the most recent resident concern, the inability to inspect the affected apartments complicates the assessment of the current conditions. The property, which was built in 1910 and is classified as a converted Class A building, has had these ongoing violations despite being a relatively small structure with only two stories and two units.