642 West 227th Street, Bronx, NY 10463

The three-unit residential building at 642 West 227th Street in Spuyten Duyvil, owned by Yi Mei Liu, has experienced recurring pest control issues over the past several years that warrant attention. Most recently, in June 2025, both rat sightings were reported to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) with confirmed violations requiring follow-up inspections.

The building has a concerning pattern of rodent activity, with inspections in July 2025, August 2022, and July 2022 all indicating the presence of rats. Additionally, there are persistent Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in April 2024, March 2023, February 2022, and April 2021, all citing failure to file the mandatory annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations.

The building has also experienced at least one immediate plumbing emergency in late June 2025, though details on the resolution are not specified in the available data. While the building was constructed in 1972 as a 3-story Class A structure, its recent history suggests ongoing challenges with both rodent control and compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, which are particularly notable given the recent rat activity confirmation from July 2025 inspections. The property has maintained a pattern of these issues over multiple years, with violations remaining open as of the most recent data available.