1811 Grove Street, Queens, NY 11385

1811 Grove Street is a six-unit, three-story old law tenement building located in Ridgewood, built in 1930 and currently owned by Rose Rienzo. The property has experienced recurring pest management challenges, with the most recent incident being a rat sighting reported in January 2025, which was documented by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as possessing violations requiring follow-up inspections.

This marks a notable departure from the building's previous clean record in terms of rodent activity, as it had passed multiple rodent inspections between 2016 and 2024, including a September 2024 inspection that passed. The building has also faced persistent issues related to bedbug reporting compliance, with violations documented in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for failing to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations.

However, the bedbug filings for 2022-2023, 2020-2021, and 2019-2020 consistently reported zero infested dwelling units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, suggesting effective management of bedbug issues despite the reporting violations. While the recent rat sighting in January 2025 and the corresponding violations represent the most significant current concern for the property, it is worth noting that the building had maintained generally good rodent inspection results prior to this incident, with only one documented rat activity finding in January 2025, raising questions about whether this is an isolated incident or indicative of a larger pest management issue.