26 Avenue B, Manhattan, NY 10009

26 Avenue B is a 7-story, 5-unit residential building located in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood, constructed in 2015 and currently owned by Clara Sokol. The building has experienced recurring elevator issues, with a significant incident in January 2021 resulting in a violation and $1,250 penalty for the non-functioning lift. While most of these violations have since been resolved, they represent the only major infrastructure concerns on record.

More recently, in April 2025, a complaint regarding rodent/insect/garbage issues at a food establishment was filed with the Department of Health, though it was closed after directing the complainant to restaurant inspection resources. The building has maintained a good track record regarding bedbugs, with official reports from 2021 through 2024 showing zero infested units in any reporting period. Regular rodent inspections have been conducted, with all results passing except for an initial rat activity finding in April 2015.

Since then, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with health and safety requirements, with multiple passing inspections recorded between 2016 and 2024. Separate violations were recorded in July 2021 and May 2020, though these appear to have been resolved, with the July 2021 citation specifically referencing elevator issues that had previously received separate notice in that same month. The building's overall record shows periodic maintenance issues typical of urban buildings, but with no recurring health or safety concerns of major significance since the resolution of the elevator problems.