145-85 181st Street, Queens, NY 11413

The two-family house at 145-85 181st Street in Springfield Gardens, owned by Doris Bathersfield, has experienced several notable issues in recent years, with the most significant problems occurring between late 2020 and early 2021. The building, constructed in 1945, is a two-story structure containing two residential units.

During the winter of 2020-2021, there was a series of heating and hot water system failures affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, with multiple emergency complaints filed between October 2020 and January 2021, some of which resulted in Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspections. A specific violation was cited on November 10, 2020, concerning inadequate hot water provision in the second-floor apartment (Apartment 2). The building also experienced plumbing issues related to water supply in October and November 2020, though some complaints were either duplicates or resulted in no violations being found upon inspection.

More recently, in April 2022, there was an indoor air quality complaint filed with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), though this complaint was ultimately inactivated. In 2020, there was an unrelated investigation into a potential illegal conversion of a unit, though access was denied during the inspection attempts. While many of these issues have been resolved, the building's recent history shows a pattern of heating and hot water system problems that persisted over several months, particularly during the winter season of 2020-2021, which could be indicative of ongoing maintenance challenges with the building's infrastructure.