137-39 45th Avenue, Queens, NY 11355

The 15-story residential building at 137-39 45th Avenue in Flushing, owned by Evelyn Wolff, was completed in 2013 and contains 92 units. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, with multiple complaints and violations documented between 2023 and 2024. Most notably, there have been three emergency plumbing-related complaints in 2024-2023 involving toilets, sinks/basins, and more generally, sewage issues.

A cluster of maintenance complaints from December 2023 included problems with walls, ceilings, doors, cabinets, and an electric/gas range, all of which HPD was unable to investigate due to access issues. The building's record shows ongoing concerns with basic maintenance, including a housing maintenance code violation from 2020 regarding a water leak in apartment 3K, and multiple safety and maintenance violations documented in 2018-2019 related to heat supply, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and intercom systems. While the building's bedbug reports from 2019 through 2024 show no current infestations, there was one documented case in 2018-2019 involving two units that were subsequently treated.

The property's elevator system has had documented issues, with violations noted in 2019 regarding failure to correct defects from a 2017 inspection, though these were dismissed in 2020. Recent records show the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no new infestations reported in the past three years. The Department of Buildings has conducted various inspections, including a rodent inspection in 2015 that resulted in a pass, and recent permits issued in 2019 for various work, though specific details of the work performed under these permits are not provided in the available data. The building's maintenance record suggests ongoing challenges with timely access for inspections and repairs, as evidenced by multiple complaints being closed without inspection due to lack of access.