3709 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 3709 13th Avenue in Borough Park, owned by Melchor Mas, has encountered several maintenance and compliance issues in recent years. Most notably, there are two recent emergency plumbing incidents in 2025 involving water supply and sink basin problems, both of which resulted in unsuccessful inspection attempts by HPD and remain unresolved as of mid-2025.

The building is also currently facing an active violation from the Department of Buildings related to the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, issued in April 2023 and still pending resolution. The property's maintenance history reveals a pattern of pest control challenges, with three documented bedbug incidents between 2017 and 2020. The most recent infestation occurred during the 2019-2020 reporting period, affecting one unit but with successful eradication.

While the two earlier reports from 2018-2019 and 2017-2018 showed no infestations, the recurrence of pest issues over multiple years is notable. The building, constructed in 1931 and classified as "Hereafter Converted Class A," has experienced these ongoing maintenance challenges despite its relatively small size and simple configuration. The most pressing current concerns appear to be related to plumbing infrastructure, based on the recent service requests and housing maintenance complaints.