Brooklyn · Block 2512 · Lot 40 · 11222

156 Freeman Street

3 floors · 6 apartments · 4,500 sq ft · built 1931 · class C2 · owner of record: Zev Gold Inc

9open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD 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 68 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 68 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 84 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2028
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 1 is on the 2028 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 799 days
Next cycle year 2028
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: 2026-04-23 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 22, 1999Quality of Life Hazardous
RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES. BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS WHICH INDICATE RESIDENCE LEGALLY APPROVED FOR 6 FAMILIES RESIDENCE NOW ALTER
#34223798H
Feb 14, 2000
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Aug 22, 1999Quality of Life Hazardous
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT(S). IN CELLAR ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS CREATING A CLASS A APARTMENT WITH GAS STOVE AND 3 PIECE BATHROOM. FULLELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SERVICES WERE NOTED. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS
#34223800H
Feb 14, 2000
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Aug 19, 1999Quality of Life Hazardous
RESIDENCE ALTERED AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES. BLDG DEPT RECORDS INDICATE RESIDENCE IS LEGALLY APPROVED FOR SIX FAMILY. ALTERATION WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL FULL PARTITION
#34221095M
Nov 15, 1999
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Mar 29, 1999HPD Hazardous
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. CELLAR CHANGED FROM STORAGE AND ORDINARY USE TO AN APT. PARTITIONS ERECTED AND KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FACILITIES
#34172810Y
May 17, 1999
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Apr 29, 1998Quality of Life Hazardous
RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES. RECORDS INDICTE RESIDENCE APPROVED FOR 6 FAMILIES. NOW ALTERED FOR 7 FAMILIES APARTMENT CREATED IN CELLAR.
#34176022L
Jun 15, 1998
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 22, 1999CONSTRUCTION
HAZARDOUS
#01LW11
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 22, 1999CONSTRUCTION
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT: IN CELLAR ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS CREATING A CLASS "A" APT WITH GAS STOVE AND 3 PC BATHROOM. FULL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SERVICES WERE NOTED REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION
#01LW12
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#19889
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (1) · C 0 · B 1 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 21, 2016B§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT)Oct 26, 2016

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City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 8:28 AM ET. BBL 3025120040.

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