125-20 18th Avenue, Queens, NY 11356

The two-family house at 125-20 18th Avenue in College Point, owned by Richard Lasak, has experienced several notable maintenance issues since 2022. The most recent concerns include a window guard issue reported in January 2024 (which was inspected with no violations found), and a heat/hot water complaint from January 2024 that could not be verified due to lack of apartment access.

During December 2022, the building faced multiple simultaneous emergencies, including problems with electrical systems (power outages and inadequate lighting), and multiple water supply issues, including violations that were documented. A garbage/recycling storage complaint from February 2023 was also logged, though inspection found no violations.

Looking at the building's history, there were three construction-related complaints in 2019, concerning grade/watercourse changes and work beyond approved plans, but these were either unsubstantiated or resulted in an Oath violation being served. The property is showing a pattern of infrastructure challenges, particularly during late 2022, when multiple systems (water, electricity, and intercom) experienced failures that required emergency attention, with some violations issued through the Housing Maintenance Code. While subsequent complaints have been resolved, the building's age (1926) and history of overlapping system failures may be of interest to prospective tenants, though no new complaints have been filed in the past year and a half since early 2024.