118-18 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11415

118-18 Metropolitan Avenue is a 6-story, 85-unit New Law Tenement building located in Kew Gardens, constructed in 1928 and currently owned by Alma Ljesnjanin. The building has experienced recurring indoor air quality issues, with recent complaints in early 2025 regarding chemical vapors and earlier incidents in 2024 involving both chemical odors and sewage smells. The property has also had persistent rodent-related complaints, with multiple reports between 2022 and 2023, though inspections generally cleared the building of violations.

Housing Maintenance Code violations have been documented over the years, including problems with elevator systems (2020-2022), plumbing issues, and maintenance needs in individual apartments (e.g., broken doors in 2016, defective hardware in 2019). Notable historical violations include an unresolved scalding hot water issue in Apartment 10 (2005) and a locked heating system access violation (2007). The building's elevator system has been a recurring concern, with multiple complaints about multiple devices (2020-2022) and an emergency alarm issue (2022). The property has undergone various repairs and maintenance work, as evidenced by permit issuances in 2018 and 2019.

Recent activities in 2025 include a closed complaint regarding a plumbing issue, though inspections did not find significant violations at that time. The building has passed multiple rodent inspections between 2015 and 2023, suggesting some effective pest management. While some violations have been resolved through inspections and corrective actions, a few open violations remain active as of the latest records, including an unfiled FISP Cycle 8C Technical Report from 2019 and a 2021 Housing Maintenance Code violation. The property has maintained compliance with certain regulatory requirements, such as annual elevator testing, though there have been instances of expired tags that required correction.