3747 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224

The three-story, one-unit residential building at 3747 Mermaid Avenue in Sea Gate, owned by Maedell Matthews, has been facing ongoing compliance issues related to bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years. Since 2021, the building has accumulated four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file the mandatory annual bedbug reports, with the most recent violation recorded in April 2024 still showing as open.

These repeated violations suggest a pattern of non-compliance with the city's bedbug reporting requirements, which are designed to protect resident health and safety. In addition to the bedbug reporting issues, the building has recently been the subject of a significant safety concern, according to a complaint made in January 2025 regarding the property being vacant, open, and unguarded.

This situation was confirmed during a June 2025 inspection, resulting in one or more violations being issued. The combination of these safety concerns and the ongoing bedbug reporting violations raises important considerations about the building's maintenance and security conditions. While the building has an official classification as a "HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A" structure, indicating its conversion from a different usage type, the consistent pattern of bedbug report violations and recent vacant building issues warrant attention to the property's current management practices.