Manhattan · Block 795 · Lot 71 · 10011

156 West 20 Street

5 floors · 9 apartments · 6,330 sq ft · built 1901 · class C7 · owner of record: 156 W 20 Street Llc

14open violations
$5,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
46dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 4 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 46 days
Due this year
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 46 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 46 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 62 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

Sep 1, 2027
in 290 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 (1) · $5,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 16, 2019Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK AT APT # 4A IN PROGRESS WITH JOB # 140830457 AT TIME OF INSPECTION. KITCHEN CEILING PARTIALLY CRACKED AND SECTION FALL IN APT # 3A WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW OF APT # 4A. NO ACCESS I
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Jul 11, 2019
IN VIOLATION
$5,000
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 22, 1999CONSTRUCTION

#NELC02
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
Sep 16, 1997CONSTRUCTION

#BMC05
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1997CONSTRUCTION

#B4MC03
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
May 2, 1997CONSTRUCTION

#B4MC02
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (10) · C 0 · B 10 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). IMPROPERLY INSTALL LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR IMPROPERLY INSTALL LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE WIRE PROTECTIVE SCREEN BELOW SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORYDec 9, 2026
Nov 4, 2026B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE / MISSING FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILING THROUGHOUT ... AT CELLARDec 9, 2026

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). IMPROPERLY INSTALL LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR IMPROPERLY INSTALL LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE WIRE PROTECTIVE SCREEN BELOW SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORYOpen
Nov 4, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE / MISSING FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILING THROUGHOUT ... AT CELLAROpen

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City records as of Nov 15, 2026, 8:50 AM ET. BBL 1007950071.

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