144-75 MELBOURNE AVENUE is a mid-century 1954 building, 6 floors, 134 units in Kew Gardens Hills, NYC. Owned by MAINSTAY COOPERATIVE SECTION TWO, INC.. Public records show 28 open violations, 54 311 complaints on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE FIRE EXIT DOOR AT THE WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ''HOPPER DOOR'' AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 6th STORY
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Kew Gardens Hills is home to a large Bukharan Jewish community alongside Korean and Chinese families. The commercial strips along Main Street serve this diverse population, and the neighborhood's hilly terrain provides unexpected views. Queens College's campus adds academic energy.
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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