37 Bay 26th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The 32-unit, 4-story tenement building at 37 Bay 26th Street in Bath Beach, owned by Salvatore Mattioli, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past few years, with eight documented complaints between 2020 and 2025, including five emergencies in 2024 alone. Inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) were often unable to gain access to verify the heating problems.

The building has also had two specific maintenance violations in apartment A5 related to hot water temperature and cockroach infestation recorded in March 2020. More recently, in late 2024 and early 2025, two heating complaints were logged through HPD's 311 system, though one was found not to violate housing laws.

The property has a history of various maintenance issues and violations, including a 2022 indoor air quality complaint regarding chemical vapors, a 2021 rodent sighting (which passed inspection), and multiple heating system problems in 2020-2021 where tenants reported restored service during inspections. In 2018-2019, there was a significant incident involving unauthorized work and gas safety concerns, resulting in a $625 fine for performing work without a permit, though investigations for other complaints during this period generally found no violations. The building's management has consistently filed bedbug reports for 2018-2024 with zero infested units reported each year, though there are currently active violations related to energy efficiency score display requirements as of December 2021.