18-11 Centre Street, Queens, NY 11385

18-11 Centre Street is a three-story, six-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Marek Swiatkowski. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and regulatory issues in recent years. Most notably, there are four open violations from 2021-2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, suggesting potential regulatory non-compliance regarding pest management reporting requirements.

In December 2022, there were serious concerns about unauthorized construction work, with complaints about work without a permit and illegal after-hours work resulting in an active violation and a substantial penalty of $6,250 for unpermitted construction of a room in the basement/cellar area. More recently, in June 2023, a violation was issued for failure to file the 2021 external low-pressure inspection, though the specifics of this requirement are not detailed in the records. The building has a history of water-related issues, with multiple complaints in September 2019 regarding slow leaks, though these were investigated by HPD without resulting violations.

While rodent inspections have generally shown compliance, with most recent inspections dating back to 2024 showing "Passed" results, there were two failures noted in 2011 during initial inspections. The building's maintenance history reveals a mix of both resolved and ongoing issues, with particular attention needed to the open violations regarding bedbug reporting and the unresolved regulatory compliance matters. The presence of both emergency and non-emergency maintenance complaints in 2019, while resolved, indicates some historical maintenance challenges. The December 2022 incident involving unauthorized construction raises concerns about compliance with building codes and safety regulations, though this appears to have been addressed through the violation process.