57 Bay 26th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

57 Bay 26th Street is a three-story, three-unit residential building located in Bath Beach, owned by Mikhail Shustarovich and constructed in 1899. The property has a significant history of safety violations and occupancy concerns, with the most serious issues occurring between 2020-2024. In February 2020, multiple violations were issued regarding illegal conversions on the second floor, where the unit was allegedly converted into three SROs (Single Room Occupancies) with key locking devices.

These violations included critical safety concerns such as lack of required sprinkler and fire alarm systems, inadequate means of egress, obstructed exit passages, and violations of occupancy limits. While these violations were ultimately resolved, most resulted in substantial penalties ranging from $1,250 to $2,500. More recently, in August 2024, the building faced additional violations for failing to comply with an active vacate order, including removal of posted vacate notices, which resulted in penalties totaling $7,360. The building's maintenance history shows regular bedbug reporting compliance, with no documented infestations in the past five reporting periods between 2019-2025.

However, there were two instances in 2022 and 2023 where the property received violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports, though these were ultimately closed. To note, there were also violations issued in 2020-2024 for failure to certify correction of immediately hazardous (Class 1) ECB violations, though these were dismissed in October 2024. The building's current bedbug report for 2025 shows no infestation activity in the previous year, continuing a pattern of successful pest management. While the property has experienced various compliance issues over the years, recent bedbug reporting compliance and the absence of new violations since the 2024 enforcement actions may indicate improved management practices.