89-15 102nd Street, Queens, NY 11418

The 43-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 89-15 102nd Street in Richmond Hill, owned by Barry Rubofsky, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems throughout 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between January and March 2025. Most recently, there was a heavy water leak reported in March 2025 and a pending plumbing issue with the bathtub/shower reported in June 2025.

The building has demonstrated a consistent pattern of maintenance challenges, including five separate heat/hot water complaints in March 2025 alone, along with a mold-related complaint in February 2025 that HPD was unable to fully investigate. Inspection records from late 2024 reveal several building code violations, most notably in apartment D1 on the 4th floor, where multiple violations were documented including issues with pests (both mice and roaches), plumbing problems, and missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Apartment C9's bathroom ceiling also required repairs in 2024.

The building's history shows few major safety concerns, with two complaints about falling debris and illegal conversion in 2019 and 2022 respectively, though both were found to have no violations upon inspection. Notably, the property has maintained an active bedbug prevention program, with no reported infestations in the past three years (2022-2025), though there were two isolated cases in 2018-2019 that were promptly resolved. The most recent building permits from 2018 indicate some level of ongoing maintenance and compliance with city regulations.