347A 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The three-story, two-unit Old Law Tenement building at 347A 13th Street in South Slope, currently owned by Donald Minerva, has maintained a notable record of pest management and inspections over recent years. The most pressing recent concern is the confirmed rat activity, with two inspections in early 2025 (February 20 and March 19) showing evidence of rodent presence.

This follows a January 2025 complaint filed with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene regarding a rat sighting, which could not be investigated due to access issues. The building's pest control history shows an interesting pattern of consistent bedbug reporting from 2019 through 2024, though remarkably, all reports during this period consistently indicated zero infested dwelling units, zero units requiring eradication, and zero re-infestations, suggesting thorough management of potential infestations.

While the bedbug monitoring records show proactive reporting, the recent rat activity represents the first significant pest control challenge for the property in this monitoring period, occurring approximately 95 years after the building's original construction in 1930. The timing and frequency of these rodent-related issues may indicate an emerging pest management challenge, requiring attention to the building's maintenance protocols while also noting the property's otherwise clean record regarding both bedbug and rodent issues over the past four years.