120-16 18th Avenue, Queens, NY 11356

The 6-unit, 3-story Old Law Tenement building at 120-16 18th Avenue in College Point, owned by Steve Nikolic and constructed in 1928, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been recurring heat and hot water problems, with the most recent incident reported in March 2025 affecting an individual apartment, following a similar building-wide heating issue in February 2022.

The building has also faced infrastructure challenges, including a power outage in June 2021 and water supply problems that same month, both of which required immediate emergency responses but were resolved without violations. The property has multiple open violations that require attention, including three from June 2021 related to inadequate posting of safety information regarding smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in the first-story public hall. Additionally, there is an open bedbug reporting violation from April 2024, though previous bedbug reports from 2023 and 2022 showed no infestations.

The building's mechanical systems have been under scrutiny, with active violations from 2018 related to boiler registration and installation issues, resulting in significant penalties. A recent Department of Buildings violation for failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection was dismissed in February 2025. Between 2021 and 2023, the building seamlessly filed bedbug reports showing no infestation problems during the reporting periods, with all units reported as free from infestations or re-infestations.