453 Seneca Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 453 Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Lina Guerrieri and constructed in 1930, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in May 2023, there were reports of pest-related unsanitary conditions that prompted emergency Housing Maintenance Code complaints, though no violations were found following HPD inspection.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past five years, with official reports from 2019 through 2024 showing zero infested units, zero units needing eradication, and no re-infestations. Currently, the building is undergoing rodent control measures, with multiple bait applications recorded between September and October 2024, following earlier inspections in May 2024 that had confirmed rat activity.

This marks a notable contrast to past inspections, as the building had consistently passed rodent inspections from 2013 to 2017, suggesting a recent pest management challenge. While both the past bedbug and current rodent situations indicate some pest management concerns, the lack of violative findings from HPD inspections provides some reassurance about the building's overall maintenance response to reported issues. The most pressing current concern appears to be the ongoing rodent control efforts, as evidenced by the frequency of recent bait applications.