155-44 79th Street, Queens, NY 11414

The 4-unit, 3-story Class A multiple dwelling at 155-44 79th Street in Howard Beach, owned by The Trust Of Italo And Anna Mazzeo and constructed in 1980, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most pressing is the recent heat and hot water complaint on October 2, 2023, which was addressed within one day by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The building has been under regular scrutiny for safety and maintenance compliance, with multiple open violations as of 2024 related to safety notice posting requirements.

These include missing smoke detector requirements, inspection certificate postings, building registration information, carbon monoxide detection device requirements, gas leak procedures, and the availability of the agency's housing information guide. There is also an open violation from 2024 regarding the annual bedbug report filing requirement. A cluster of maintenance issues was documented in September-October 2019, including emergency complaints about water leaks (heavy flow), mold, and wall plaster problems, all of which were subsequently closed.

The building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements for the period from November 2021 to October 2022, showing no infested or re-infested units. A curb cut complaint from 2021 was inspected and found to have no violations. While many historical issues have been resolved, the current focus should be on the building's open violations related to safety notice requirements and their timeliness in addressing maintenance issues like heat and hot water reliability.