114-17 Bedell Street, Queens, NY 11434

The property at 114-17 Bedell Street in Jamaica is a three-story, three-unit old law tenement building owned by Cynthia Acevedo and constructed in 1901. The building has faced several recurring issues over recent years, with the most pressing concerns being multiple open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, as required by HPD regulations. These open violations suggest ongoing non-compliance with basic housing maintenance requirements.

More recently, in May 2024, the building was cited for structural concerns, with active Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violations noting visible cracks and defective masonry or plaster on exterior walls, for which a $625 penalty was imposed and remains due. This structural violation came shortly after two Department of Health inspections in May 2024 regarding standing water and mosquitoes, though no violations were found in the former case and the latter was used for city tracking purposes. The building's history includes notable rodent inspection failures in May and June 2011, indicating past pest control challenges, though no recent rodent-related complaints have been filed.

The property has recently undergone some enforcement actions, with a complaint filed in May 2024 resulting in an Oath violation being served. The pattern of open violations for bedbug report non-compliance, now extending into 2024, raises concerns about the owner's attention to mandatory health and safety requirements. While the building has been standing for over a century, the combination of recent structural violations and the persistence of maintenance code non-compliance suggests ongoing challenges with property upkeep and regulatory compliance.