Manhattan · Block 2121 · Lot 10 · 10032

1056 St Nicholas Avenue

3 floors · 36 apartments · 31,524 sq ft · built 1950 · class C1 · owner of record: Ems Garden Apts Llc

58open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 31,524 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 168 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 168 days
Annual filing
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-02-04 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 18, 2010Boilers CLASS - 2
B254/16/32A/34B/42/50A/50B/50C/50D/50E/50F/50G/50H/50A-BACKFLOW PREVENTOR LEAKING/50B-BY PASS MUST BE AFTER BACKFLOW PREVENTOR/50C-BOLT MISSING ON FRONT DOOR/50D-REMOVE THREADS ON DISCHARGE PIPE FORM RELIEF
#32069372P
Jun 21, 2012
DEFAULT
$0
Jul 23, 2009Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: NO FIRE STOPPING PER BC 712.3;27-345. NOTED: HOLE APPROX 10" X 7" IN SOFFIT OF CEILING & APPROX 4 PIPE PENETRATIONS IN CEILING. NOTED LOCATION: CELLAR. REMEDY:
#34784290R
Jun 21, 2012
DEFAULT
$0
DOB (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 13, 2011LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
#04051
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 31, 2009LOW PRESSURE BOILER

#04751
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 1, 2009LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#01829
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2008LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#01864
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 31, 2005LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#02111
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 26, 2002LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#08581
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 27, 2001LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#08227
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 7, 2000LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#08419
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 13, 2011Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Dec 31, 2009Boiler LBLVIO
Active
Jan 1, 2009Boiler LL6291
Active
Jan 3, 2008Boiler LL6291
Active
Jan 31, 2005Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 26, 2002Boiler LL6291
Active
Feb 27, 2001Boiler LL6291
Active
Feb 7, 2000Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (40) · C 1 · B 23 · A 16
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jul 6, 2021AApt 2G · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS, CEILINGS AND TRIMS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''1066''Dec 8, 2021
Jul 2, 2020B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYAug 6, 2020
Jul 2, 2020BApt 2I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE DOOR SWEEP IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHAug 6, 2020
Jan 2, 2018A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALLApr 7, 2018
Jan 2, 2018A§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALLApr 7, 2018
Oct 4, 2017A§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJan 7, 2018
Oct 4, 2017A§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJan 7, 2018
Oct 4, 2017BApt B2 · § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 8, 2017
Oct 4, 2017BApt B2 · § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 8, 2017
Oct 4, 2017BApt B2 · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORYNov 8, 2017
Oct 4, 2017BApt B2 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORYNov 8, 2017
Oct 4, 2017A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJan 7, 2018
Oct 4, 2017BApt B2 · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 8, 2017
Oct 4, 2017AApt B2 · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJan 7, 2018
Sep 12, 2016BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORYOct 17, 2016
Sep 12, 2016ASECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORYDec 16, 2016
Sep 12, 2016AApt G2 · SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT G2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 16, 2016
Aug 15, 2016ASECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED MATERIAL ON SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORYNov 18, 2016
Aug 10, 2016BApt 2I · SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT NORTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 14, 2016
Aug 10, 2016BApt 2I · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL TILE FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 14, 2016
Aug 10, 2016BApt 2I · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 14, 2016
Aug 10, 2016BApt 2I · SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 14, 2016
Aug 10, 2016AApt 2I · SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 13, 2016
Aug 10, 2016AApt 2I · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 13, 2016
Aug 10, 2016AApt 2I · SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN , THE PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE BATHROOM , THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 13, 2016
Jul 1, 2015ASECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 3rd STORYOct 4, 2015
Jul 1, 2015BSECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 3rd STORYAug 5, 2015
Jul 1, 2015BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT AT WALLS AND CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 3rd STORYAug 5, 2015
Sep 5, 2014CApt 3L · SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCKSET INSTALLED ON ROOM DOOR LEADING TO THE FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 13, 2014
Aug 1, 2014BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS TO BULKHEADSep 5, 2014
Dec 20, 2012BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT INSTALLED AT IRON GATE BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCEJan 24, 2013
May 23, 2012BApt 1H · SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 27, 2012
May 17, 2012ASECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT BULKHEAD CEILINGAug 20, 2012
May 17, 2012ASECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT BULKHEAD CEILINGAug 20, 2012
Dec 12, 2011BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL CEILING AND WALLS AT BULKHEAD, 504 WEST 164 STREET BUILDING.Jan 16, 2012
Dec 12, 2011BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL CEILING AND WALLS AT BULKHEAD, 508 WEST 164 STREET BUILDING.Jan 16, 2012
Dec 12, 2011BApt 1L · SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 16, 2012
Dec 12, 2011BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL CEILING AND WALLS AT BULKHEAD, 1062 ST. NICHOLAS AVE. BUILDING.Jan 16, 2012
Jul 26, 2010BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILINGS FIRE RETARDING MATERAIL AT ALL BLULKHEADS AT PUBLIC HALLAug 30, 2010
Jan 7, 2008BApt 1L · SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 11, 2008

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 5:51 AM ET. BBL 1021210010.

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