Brooklyn · Block 3727 · Lot 1 · 11212

163 Christopher Avenue

18 floors · 536 apartments · 387,560 sq ft · built 1967 · class D3 · owner of record: Nyc Housing Authority

5open violations
$7,500ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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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 16 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 67 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 67 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 67 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 83 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 387,560 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 188 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 188 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

OverdueNo current registration found
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2027) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2027
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 3727). Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 432 days
Next due 2027
Annual boiler inspection (3 boilers) 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: 2026-08-06 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10B) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2026 to Feb 21, 2028
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 0, 7 or 8 are in sub-cycle 10B. Agency page

On fileCycle 10 filing on record: UNSAFE (2026-09-18)

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $7,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 6, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS AND APPURTENANCES.AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED INADEQUATE AC SUPPORTED BRACKETS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ACEXPOSURES 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 EAST & SOUTH & WEST & NORTH ELEVATIONS.REM:PRO
#35693602J
Nov 5, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 11, 2023Unknown CLASS - 1
. WORKER INJURED HIS KNEE DURING FORKLIFT OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN OFFSITE MEDICAL FACILITY. THE PERMIT HOLDER FAILED TO ADEQUATELY NOTIFY DOB WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS OF REQUIRED 16 ITEMS VIA E-FILE WEB FO
#39519021N
Aug 25, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Apr 17, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
AT OF INSPECTION WHILE RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT I WAS INFORMED BY MR SHIVA BISHUNDIAL, THAT A WORKER CLIMB ON TO SIDEWALK SHED CROSS BRACE WITHOUT A LADDER OR ANY ADEQUATE MEANS OF EGRESS. WHICH CAUSED HIM FAL
#39515447M
Sep 26, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$5,000
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 5, 2019NYCHA ELEV ANNUAL INSPECTION/TEST
VIO ISSUED TO NYCHA ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST
#00028
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 15, 2017NYCHA ELEV ANNUAL INSPECTION/TEST
VIO ISSUED TO NYCHA ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST
#00071
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 1, 2016NYCHA ELEV ANNUAL INSPECTION/TEST
VIO ISSUED TO NYCHA ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST
#00021
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 2016NYCHA ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST
FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
#00038
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 2, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection ReportClosed
Oct 2, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test ReportClosed

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City records as of Oct 25, 2026, 1:31 PM ET. BBL 3037270001.

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