Brooklyn · Block 8198 · Lot 19 · 11236

1255 Remsen Avenue

2 floors · 3 apartments · 1,944 sq ft · built 1930 · class C0 · owner of record: Lawrence, Andrea

8open violations
$5,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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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 49 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 49 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 65 days
Annual
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

OverdueNo current registration found
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
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 18 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1145 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4) · $5,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED AT CELLAR LEVEL WATER AND WASTE LINES INSTALLED FOR 2 BATHROOMS AND SINK AT THE KITCHEN AND GAS LINE FOR THE STOVE. NO PERMITS FOUND ON FILE., OBTAIN ALL
#39179124H
Jan 21, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
Mar 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT RECORDS. REFER TO C OF O# 301622661F WHICH INDICATES AT CELLAR BOILER ROOM ,STORAGE ,I OBSERVED CLASS A APARTMENT WITH
#39179126L
Jan 21, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
Mar 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF 2 STORY BLDG. OBSERVED AT CELLAR CREATED AN APARTMENT WITH 2 BEDROOMS, PARTITION WALLS, 3 PCS OF 2 BATHROOMS, KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE, WATER AND WASTE LINE. DOB RECO
#39179123X
Jan 21, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
Mar 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT CELLAR LEVEL, FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS ERECTED TO CREATE 2 BEDROOMS, FULL KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE AND A 3PC BATHROOM (SINK, TOILET AND SHOWER). WATER AND WASTE LINES INSTALLED FOR TH
#39179125J
Jan 21, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 18, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 18)
Active
HPD (3) · C 0 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 2, 2025B§ 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT KITCHEN SINK, WATER CLOSET, WASH BASIN AND SHOWER STALL AT CELLARJun 6, 2025
May 2, 2025B§ 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE AT ELECTRICAL RANGE AT CELLARJun 6, 2025
May 2, 2025B§ 9, 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCYJun 6, 2025

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City records as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:37 PM ET. BBL 3081980019.

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