57-07 Catalpa Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

57-07 Catalpa Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1930 in the Ridgewood neighborhood, currently owned by Joseph Salamone. The building has experienced recurring sanitation issues, particularly in the area of garbage and recycling storage, with two recent HPD complaints in 2025 (January and April) that could not be officially inspected due to access issues, though these complaints were subsequently closed.

The property has a documented history of rodent activity, with four confirmed inspections showing rat activity between 2017 and 2024, though the most recent inspection in 2024 shows ongoing rat activity problems. Between 2021 and 2024, the building received four consecutive "Class A" violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code regulations, though the most recent bedbug report filing in July 2023 for the period November 2021 - October 2022 indicated no infested or re-infested units.

Of particular note is the building's continuing pattern of unsanitary conditions, as evidenced by 311 complaints and housing code violations, suggesting persistent maintenance challenges affecting resident quality of life. The building's most recent documented issues as of 2025 primarily focus on waste management and rodent control, with the property demonstrating these ongoing concerns despite past compliance inspections showing successful resolutions to some earlier violations.