229-16 148th Avenue, Queens, NY 11413

The two-family house at 229-16 148th Avenue in Springfield Gardens, owned by Iraj Delafraz, was built in 1955 and has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, in October 2018, the building faced multiple interconnected problems with heat, hot water, and gas systems, resulting in eight separate complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), including multiple building-wide and apartment-specific issues.

These complaints were generally resolved through inspections, though some did not allow access for verification, and at least one heat/hot water violation was classified as emergency-level. Of particular concern are the open Housing Maintenance Code violations from October 2018 in the first-floor apartment, which include requirements for carbon monoxide detectors and repairs to various infrastructure elements such as plaster surfaces, electrical outlets, light switches, and addressing a water leak in the second bathroom. More recent records from 2020-2022 show two complaints to the Department of Buildings regarding an illegal advertising sign and zoning non-conformity, both of which were found to be unsubstantiated upon inspection.

While these more recent issues do not directly affect tenant safety or comfort, they indicate ongoing regulatory oversight of the property. The building's age and history of system-related complaints suggest that maintenance protocols may require closer attention, though no new complaints have been filed in the past three years (as of October 2023 data). The lack of recent violations or complaints might suggest improvements to the building's systems or monitoring processes, though this cannot be definitively determined from the available data.