538 East 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236

The 18-unit, 3-story condominium building at 538 East 86th Street in Canarsie, owned by Farragut Gardens Condo Inc., has experienced recurring maintenance issues since 2022, with the most recent complaint in April 2025 regarding unsanitary conditions related to pests. From 2022-2023, the building faced multiple water-related problems, including slow leaks and one incident of heavy flow, some of which resulted in HPD violations.

The building has significant ongoing violations, including an active ECB violation from 2024 requiring the filing of an annual bedbug report, and several open violations from 2023 specifically concerning apartment 1's kitchen, including defective ceramic tile, plastered surfaces, and issues with carbon monoxide detecting devices. The property has serious historical compliance issues documented in 2018 regarding illegal transient use of Apartment 3, leading to several active ECB violations with substantial penalties.

These violations, which remain unresolved, include failures to maintain required fire safety systems, sprinkler systems, and means of egress, as well as operating a permanent dwelling for non-permanent residential purposes, with associated penalties totaling $52,500. While some recent complaints have been resolved without violations, the persistent nature of water-related issues and the lack of resolution for the 2018 violations raises concerns about the building's maintenance history and regulatory compliance.