211-01 Hillside Avenue, Queens, NY 11427

The 21-unit, 2-story garden apartment building at 211-01 Hillside Avenue in Queens Village, owned by Marie Pindus and constructed in 1949, has experienced persistent heating-related issues over the past two years. Between November 2024 and May 2025, there were eight documented complaints about inadequate heat and hot water, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

While most of these incidents were resolved promptly, with heat and hot water restored by the time inspectors arrived, the frequency of these complaints suggests an ongoing maintenance challenge. Additionally, there are significant open housing violations from February 2024 affecting apartment 21B, including problems with plaster surfaces, painting, and a defective door, as well as reports of pest infestations (mice and roaches) in that unit. The building's history also includes a notable incident from September 2020 involving safety concerns in the boiler room, particularly regarding oil storage and flue pipe conditions, though this violation was resolved with a penalty of $312.

More recently, the property has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing zero infested units in the past three consecutive reporting periods (2022-2024). Rodent inspections conducted between 2021 and 2022 show generally passing results, with the exception of one inspection in January 2021 indicating rat activity, which was subsequently resolved. The building has maintained consistent effort to address pest control issues, with multiple inspections and treatments documented through bedbug and rodent reporting systems.