52 Malta Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 52 Malta Street in East New York, owned by Martin Stein, has been standing since 1926 and has experienced several significant events in recent years. Most notably, the building has faced recurring bedbug-related issues, with the most recent bedbug report filed in June 2025 showing three infested dwelling units, though all were subsequently eradicated.

Previous bedbug violations were noted in March 2023 and February 2022, when the building failed to file its annual bedbug report as required under the Housing Maintenance Code. The building's bedbug history shows varying patterns, with multiple filings between 2021 and 2025, including periods of both infestation and successful eradication. The property has maintained generally good sanitation standards, with no rodent issues reported in recent inspections since 2012-2011, when all inspections passed.

An illegal conversion complaint was filed in September 2019, but access was denied during the inspection attempts, and the case was ultimately closed in November 2019. Of particular note is the building's compliance with regular bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, though there have been some violations requiring additional attention to these mandatory filings. The most recent bedbug report from June 2025 suggests ongoing monitoring and management of this persistent issue, despite recent successful eradications of infested units.