16-76 Stephen Street, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story residential building at 16-76 Stephen Street in Ridgewood, owned by Leszek Zukowski, has experienced some recent maintenance challenges since September 2023. Most notably, the property had a rat sighting reported in September 2023, following which the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene identified violations requiring follow-up inspections.

While the building has undergone regular inspections for rodent activity, with the most recent passing compliance inspection in December 2023 suggesting improvement, there have been persistent issues with rodent sightings in the past year. The building's record shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years, with no documented infestation cases reported from November 2019 through October 2023.

The property has maintained its status as a "New Law Tenement" since its construction in 1931, containing four units. The housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements that appeared in inspection records from 2021 to 2024 were likely administrative in nature, as subsequent filings have shown zero infested units. The building's rodent inspection history reveals generally positive results, with passing inspections in 2011, 2012, 2017, and most recently in December 2023, though there have been occasional rat activity reports, including an initial inspection in October 2023.