60-44 56th Street, Queens, NY 11378

The property at 60-44 56th Street in Maspeth is a two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement built in 1915, currently owned by Damian Rogowski. The building's recent history has been marked by several regulatory issues, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in early 2022. During that period, there were multiple Department of Buildings complaints regarding unauthorized construction work, including work contrary to a stop work order, unlicensed activity, and work without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling.

Specifically, there were allegations of unlawful construction activities, including cutting and banging noises, with workers refusing access to inspectors. The building also faced two Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2021 and 2022 related to the filing of annual bedbug reports, though these violations have since been closed. Interestingly, the bedbug reporting history for this property from 2019 through 2025 shows no reported infestations, with all annual reports indicating zero infested or eradicated units.

The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with the most recent filing in May 2025 covering the period from November 2023 to October 2024, showing no infestations. Prior to the 2022-2023 period, the building underwent some construction work that resulted in violations, including a $500 penalty for work without a permit in January 2022, though this violation was later resolved. The building's environmental control board violations from 2022 suggest there were unauthorized construction activities occurring at that time, but these issues appear to have been addressed by 2023. A rodent inspection in 2017 resulted in a passing grade, indicating no rodent-related issues at that time.