85-55 115th Street, Queens, NY 11418

The 45-unit, 4-story tenement building at 85-55 115th Street in Richmond Hill, owned by Don Larocca, has experienced recurring heating system issues throughout 2023-2025, with multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water outages affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. Most recently, there were heating issues reported in January 2025 and December 2024, though HPD inspections confirmed restoration of services in some cases.

The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including two unsanitary conditions complaints related to pests in April 2023 (access not gained for inspection), and issues with doors and windows in February 2023 resulting in violations. Recent inspections and violations indicate ongoing concerns with apartment D6, where inspections in December 2024 revealed multiple safety issues including defective self-closing doors, visible mold in the bathroom, and defective smoke detector and carbon monoxide detecting devices, though some violations were subsequently certified as corrected in early 2025. Apartment A4 had documented maintenance issues in February 2023, including problems with self-closing doors, electrical outlets, and various hardware.

The building's infrastructure has been under scrutiny, with separate complaints filed in March 2025 regarding construction contrary to approved plans and issues with the sidewalk shed, resulting in a Partial Stop Work Order. A review of pest control data shows mostly compliance and no recent bedbug infestations, though there have been multiple rodent inspections, with the most recent (September 2024) passing inspection, following previous reports of rat activity in 2022 and 2023. The building's energy benchmarking report was not filed in May 2023, resulting in a violation that was subsequently dismissed upon confirmation of submission.