37 Jewel Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 37 Jewel Street in Greenpoint, owned by Stanislaw Koczwara and constructed in 1901, has experienced several significant maintenance and regulatory issues over recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing bedbug reporting compliance violation as of April 2024, though the most recent bedbug report filed in May 2023 indicated no infested or re-infested units for the period between November 2021 and October 2022.

The building has faced multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) Environmental Control Board violations between 2018 and 2020, primarily related to failure to comply with orders and to file necessary certificates of correction, particularly concerning illegal occupancy issues. These violations resulted in substantial penalties totaling $15,625, though many were subsequently resolved. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 showing compliance, though there were indications of rat activity in 2014.

A series of complaints regarding construction issues were made in 2018-2020, including concerns about building stability and work beyond approved plans, though inspections generally found no violations at the time. The building's most significant incident appears to be a fire-related violation from November 2018, which resulted in a vacate order that was eventually rescinded in 2021. While the building has maintained generally good rodent control recently, the persistence of bedbug reporting violations and the history of compliance issues suggest ongoing maintenance monitoring is important.