59-09 Catalpa Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

59-09 Catalpa Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building located in Ridgewood, built in 1908 and currently owned by Satber Hoxhai. The building has experienced recurring plumbing issues, with the most recent complaints filed in August 2023 regarding a slow water leak and a sink basin problem, though inspectors from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) were unable to gain access for inspection and closed the complaints without resolution. A heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building was reported and temporarily resolved in October 2018.

The property has several open violations as of November 2023, including concerns with self-closing doors at building entrances and vestibules on the first story, along with multiple safety-related notices that need to be posted regarding gas leak procedures, carbon monoxide detector requirements, and housing information. The building's maintenance record shows consistent bedbug reporting compliance from 2018 through 2024, with no infestations reported in any of the annual filings. Notably, all previous bedbug and infestation issues were successfully eradicated, and there have been no reports of bedbug problems for several years.

The property underwent rodent inspection in June 2017, which it passed. The combination of recurring plumbing issues and multiple open safety violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, while the absence of bedbug and rodent problems in recent years indicates some improvement in pest management. The building's age and history as a New Law Tenement are consistent with its class designation, though the persistent nature of the recent plumbing complaints is noteworthy.