215-65 Spencer Avenue, Queens, NY 11427

The three-story, two-family house at 215-65 Spencer Avenue in Queens Village, owned by Ling Chan and built in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, with the most concerning being an ongoing lack of proper safety equipment in the third-floor apartment (3FL) where there are open violations as of October 2021 regarding missing carbon monoxide detectors and defective plastered surfaces on walls requiring repair and uniform painting. The building has a documented history of heating and hot water problems, with multiple complaints between late 2020 and early 2021, though these were generally resolved, with one tenant reporting restoration of services in January 2021.

Water-related issues have also been problematic, with both slow leaks and various wall and ceiling plaster problems reported and inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in October 2021, resulting in violations. The building's safety systems have been a particular area of concern, as evidenced by an October 2021 emergency complaint regarding smoke detectors, though no violations were found during inspection.

Additional health-related issues have been documented, including a mold complaint from December 2020, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection. While many of these issues have been officially closed through HPD inspections, including some plaster violations which were certified as corrected by December 2021, the presence of open violations related to safety equipment in the third-floor apartment suggests that not all concerns have been fully resolved. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of reactive rather than proactive maintenance, with multiple emergency complaints filed by tenants throughout 2020-2021, particularly regarding heat and hot water systems.