1705 Palmetto Street, Queens, NY 11385

1705 Palmetto Street is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building located in Ridgewood, Queens, built in 1930 and classed as a New Law Tenement. The property, currently owned by Sara Chacon, has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues in recent years, with three complaints documented between January 2024 and January 2025.

Most recently, in January 2025, there was a resident complaint about heat and hot water problems that was restored before inspection. This followed two similar incidents in January 2024, one affecting the entire building and another impacting a specific apartment, though access for inspection purposes was not granted in one instance. The building's rodent management situation shows a pattern of activity requiring attention, with documented rat activity in February 2025 and September 2024, though compliance inspections in March 2025 and October 2024 passed.

Prior to that, multiple bait applications were recorded in July 2022, during which time the building also passed an initial inspection. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record with respect to bedbug infestations over the past five years, with zero reported cases or eradications between 2020 and 2024. While the heating issues present a recurring concern, the absence of bedbug reports and the recent passing of rodent inspections suggest improvements in certain maintenance aspects of the building.