105-12 Northern Boulevard, Queens, NY 11368

The three-story, two-family house at 105-12 Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, owned by Shaoyun Chen and built in 1901, has experienced notable pest control challenges, particularly with a significant rodent infestation in late 2018 and early 2019. The situation began with a rat sighting complaint filed to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on October 31, 2018, which prompted an initial inspection on November 13, 2018, that confirmed rat activity.

This triggered a series of eight consecutive rodent bait application treatments between January 10 and March 14, 2019, as documented through multiple DOHMH inspections, all of which resulted in bait being applied. During this same period, the building underwent several construction and maintenance activities, with multiple permits being issued in late 2018 and early 2019.

These included two sets of permits on October 3, 2018, and one on March 4, 2019, for elevator work (EW) and plumbing work (PL) under job number 440500940. The sustained pest control efforts throughout early 2019, comprising regular bait applications over several months, indicate a proactive approach to addressing the rat infestation, though the frequency and duration of treatments suggest a persistent rodent problem was present in the building and its vicinity during this period.