148 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, four-unit building at 148 Herkimer Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Aviram Chen, has been facing persistent pest control challenges, particularly with rodent activity, throughout recent years. Most notably, from late 2023 through 2025, there has been recurrent rat activity at the property, with multiple inspections showing either active rodent presence or the need for bait application.

Just in 2024 alone, there were at least six instances of either rat activity being confirmed or bait being applied, with the most recent rodent-related service request in April 2024 resulting in health department intervention. The building has also experienced regulatory compliance issues, notably failing to file required external low-pressure inspections for several years between 2018-2021 and 2022, with violations issued in June 2023 for these failures.

Despite these challenges, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the building since at least 2019, with the most recent bedbug report for the period of 2023-2024 showing zero affected units and no history of eradication or re-infestation claims. The property underwent a successful rodent inspection in May 2025, marking a positive development in the building's pest management history. The combination of ongoing rodent issues, outstanding violation notices for inspection filings, and the absence of bedbug problems suggests the building is currently facing significant pest management challenges while maintaining good compliance with bedbug reporting requirements.