109-20 Merrick Boulevard, Queens, NY 11433

109-20 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica is a two-story, one-unit building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by David Lawrence. The property has undergone a notable series of inspections and reported incidents over the past decade, with the most pressing current issue being an open class A Housing Maintenance Code violation as of April 2024 related to the failure to file an annual bedbug report, though this marks a departure from a consistent pattern of similar violations in previous years.

Between 2021 and 2024, the building would receive four consecutive violations for not filing the required bedbug report, though interestingly, during this same period, all official bedbug reports submitted (for the periods of November 2019-October 2020, November 2020-October 2021, and November 2021-October 2022) reported zero infested dwelling units, zero units requiring eradication, and no instances of re-infestation, suggesting effective pest management despite the administrative oversight. The building's history also reveals earlier rodent issues, with three inspections conducted between September 2015 and January 2016 showing rat activity and failed inspections for other reasons, though no rodent-related violations have been recorded in the past seven years.

While the current open bedbug reporting violation is a notable concern, it's important to highlight that this appears to be an administrative oversight rather than an indication of an active infestation, as evidenced by the subsequent bedbug reports consistently showing no infestation cases. The absence of recent rodent activity reports since 2016 also suggests improvement in pest management, though the building's age and past history indicate that regular maintenance and monitoring remain essential.