Brooklyn · Block 6485 · Lot 3 · 11228

1511 Independence Avenue

2 floors · 134 apartments · 113,700 sq ft · built 1950 · class C6 · owner of record: Independence Grdn Owners Corp

29open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
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 58 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 58 days
Annual
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: 2025-11-10 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 58 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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 74 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 113,700 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 179 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 179 days
Annual filing
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 11 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 423 days
Next cycle year 2027
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2035) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2035
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 6485). Agency page

Dec 31, 2035
in 3345 days
Next due 2035

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Nov 25, 2019Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT FRONT OF PREMISES THERE IS A CRACK FROM FALLEN STUCCO AT SECOND FLOOR, THERE IS ALSO A HOLE IN THE BEDROOM CEILING ALONG WITH INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION
#39013475J
Aug 2, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (6)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2025LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#15262
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 3, 2013FAILURE TO BENCHMARK
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
#00955
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 1, 2012FAILURE TO BENCHMARK
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
#02108
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28096
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28097
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28063
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2025Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 3, 2013Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
Active
Jan 1, 2012Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
Active
HPD (19) · C 3 · B 13 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 8, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT THE WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · 866 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF FLIES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SADDLE AT ENTRANCE DOOR. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET DOOR AT THE NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 11, 2025
Oct 7, 2025AApt 1 · § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 10, 2026
Jun 13, 2025A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Sep 16, 2025
Nov 23, 2021BApt GROUND · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 6 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT GROUND, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14453357 ISSUED 20-JUL-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRDec 28, 2021
Apr 4, 2011BApt 2 · SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WESTMay 9, 2011
Jan 29, 2008CSECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT ENTRANCE TO BUILDINGFeb 4, 2008
Feb 21, 2007CSECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT METAL ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDINGMar 4, 2007
Mar 3, 2006BApt 2FLR · SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 1ST AND IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FLR, 2nd STORYApr 12, 2006
Mar 3, 2006BApt 2FLR · SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FLR, 2nd STORYApr 12, 2006
Mar 3, 2006CSECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY LOCK INSTALLED WROUGHT IRON ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYMar 14, 2006

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