111-60 Lefferts Boulevard, Queens, NY 11420

The property at 111-60 Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill, owned by Craig Forlader, is a two-family house built in 1929 containing 4 units. The building has a concerning history of maintenance issues, particularly in recent years. Most notably, July 2023 saw multiple emergency and non-emergency complaints including mold, pests, electrical problems, and cabinet issues, all of which were closed within a few days.

A pattern of pest-related problems is evident, with similar complaints filed in July 2022 and October 2020, the latter involving rodent conditions. The building has documented safety concerns, including a fire escape issue reported in July 2022 and open violations from May 2019 in apartment 2F regarding bathroom wall, kitchen floor tile, refrigerator gasket, and carbon monoxide detector problems. Historical inspections reveal persistent rodent activity, with inspection results in September and November 2019 showing rat presence, though earlier inspections in 2014 had passed.

The property has experienced access-related issues during inspections, with inspectors unable to gain entry on several occasions, including during investigations of illegal conversion complaints in 2019 and 2024, and a construction-related complaint in 2019. While the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and other agencies have closed numerous complaints, many were due to access issues rather than resolution of the reported problems. The building's age and documented history suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, with multiple housing maintenance code complaints and violations remaining open as of October 2023. The most recent documented violation from 2019 pertains to multiple repair needs in apartment 2F including wall surfaces, floor tiles, and appliance issues, along with a non-functional carbon monoxide detector.