107-37 71st Avenue, Queens, NY 11375

107-37 71st Avenue is a four-story, five-unit New Law tenement building in Forest Hills, built in 1927 and currently owned by Richard Tanenbaum. The property has experienced multiple health and safety issues in recent years, with persistent problems related to food establishments nearby, including food temperature violations, spoilage, and suspected food poisoning incidents from 2023 to 2025. The building itself has faced several maintenance challenges, most notably in apartment 6, where there are currently open violations from September 2023 regarding defective flooring tiles, bathroom fixtures, plaster surfaces, and insufficient paint conditions in both the kitchen and bathroom.

Earlier violations from 2018 included various emergency conditions such as unsanitary mold, sewage issues, and defective flooring. The building's inspection and violation history shows ongoing concerns with building systems and maintenance compliance. There are currently active violations related to the failure to file required low pressure inspection reports from 2018-2021.

Compliance inspections have revealed some hygiene concerns, including failed rodent inspections in early 2025, though previous inspections in 2024 had passed. The property has maintained a consistent record of no bedbug infestations between 2019 and 2025, as evidenced by regular reporting showing zero infested units. While the building has experienced various maintenance issues requiring city agency intervention, including electrical problems and multiple food safety concerns, these have generally been addressed through official channels, though some violations remain open as of the latest available data.