226A Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

226A Vernon Avenue, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is a two-family house built in 1899 and currently owned by Michael Kandinov. The property has been facing persistent housing code violations since September 2019, with two open violations still pending resolution: one regarding an unauthorized kitchen sink installation in the cellar (Class A violation), and another concerning an illegal key-operated double cylinder lock at the building's front public hall on the first story (Class C violation).

These unauthorized modifications have also led to active Environmental Control Board violations (case number 35243724J) with a penalty of $1,250, related to illegal occupancy contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy and building records. In terms of building maintenance and safety, the property has consistently passed all recent rodent inspections, with ten consecutive successful inspections between April 2023 and April 2025, demonstrating good pest control management.

Additionally, there was a complaint filed in October 2019 regarding an alleged illegal conversion, which was closed due to the inspector's inability to gain access during the second final attempt. While the building has demonstrated effective rodent control for the past two years, the outstanding housing code violations from 2019 represent the building's most significant outstanding regulatory concerns, though these violations have remained unchanged in terms of their official status over the past several years.