297 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

The three-story, four-unit building at 297 Dekalb Avenue in Clinton Hill, owned by Anthony Cerullo, has been facing persistent administrative challenges regarding bedbug reporting compliance since 2021. Despite the building's age of over 150 years (constructed in 1874), which typically indicates historical significance, the primary recent regulatory issue revolves around Housing Maintenance Code violations linked to bedbug reporting requirements.

The property has received four consecutive Class A violations from April 2021 through April 2024, all related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as mandated by HPD rules. These violations have remained open as of the most recent records in 2024.

Interestingly, the building's official bedbug reporting records from 2018-2019 (filings in February 2020 and January 2019) indicate that no dwelling units were reported as infested during those periods, with no units requiring eradication or experiencing re-infestation. This historical data suggests that while the building has had no documented bedbug infestations in recent years, there has been a recurring administrative oversight in properly filing the required reports, leading to the open violations. The property was converted to Class A designation in the records, indicating it is properly classified as a residential building, though the "HEREAFTER CONVERTED" label appears to be a technical designation in the building class system.