Brooklyn · Block 2073 · Lot 15 · 11205

163 Carlton Avenue

4 floors · 32 apartments · 38,000 sq ft · built 1925 · class D5 · owner of record: 171 Carol Carlton,

4open violations
$1,250ECB/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 38,000 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 (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 2 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 1143 days
Next cycle year 2029
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: 2026-04-16 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $1,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 26, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE: AT TIMEOF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXP #2 CRACKED LOOSE BRICK/MASONRY AT PARAPET LEVEL WITH GROWTH OF PLANT/ROOTS SHOWING CREATING BRICK TO BECOME SE
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Mar 16, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 15, 2024CONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED/LOOSE MASONRY BRICKS PARAPET WALL AT THE ROOF EXTERNAL SIDE LOCATED AT THE CORNER BETWEEN EXP1 WEST AND EXP2 NORTH ELEV.REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE A ND PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND INSTALL PUBLIC PROTECTION AT EXP1 WEST AND E XP2.MAKE REPAIRS U
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 10, 2005ELEVATOR

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 13, 1997LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

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HPD (1) · C 1 · B 0 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 3, 2018CApt 4C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXTREMELY HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES AT APPARTMENT FIXTURES, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 9, 2018

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 7:49 PM ET. BBL 3020730015.

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