Manhattan · Block 2072 · Lot 36 · 10031

1638 Amsterdam Avenue

5 floors · 8 apartments · 11,580 sq ft · built 1920 · class C4 · owner of record: William R Anderson Hdfc

19open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto 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 9 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 47 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 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
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
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: 2026-06-25 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 1, 2020Boilers CLASS - 2
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE LEAKING- SPILL SWITCH NOT INSTALLED ON HLW HOT WATER MAKER-FLUE PIPING FOR HLW SUPPORTED W/PROHIBITED MATERIAL-STORAGE IN BOILER ROOM; CORRECT ALL VIOLATING CONDITIONS, SUBMIT A CERTIFICAT
#39021834M
Oct 8, 2020
DEFAULT
$0
May 1, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
AS PER ONE WEIL MCLAIN EGH-125-S, SERIES 5. ANSI# Z21. 13B 2012/CSA 4.9B 2012. WORK W/O A PERMIT., OBTAIN PERMIT; APPLY FOR PROPER PERMITS, CORRECT ALL VIOLATING CONDITIONS AND CALL FOR AN INSPECTION.
#39021838J
Oct 8, 2020
DEFAULT
$0
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 2, 2020FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#01244
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 16, 1991SITE SAFETY

#TR20
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 2, 2020AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (14) · C 1 · B 10 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 6, 2025CApt 5A · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SADDLE AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOct 20, 2025
Oct 6, 2025B§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE RECYCLING MATERIAL AT EXTERIOR SIDE OF BUILDING AT WEST , 1st STORYNov 10, 2025
Oct 6, 2025B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD STORAGE AT BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORYNov 10, 2025
Jun 18, 2025AApt 5A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION HEAT RISER PIPE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 21, 2025
Jun 18, 2025BApt 5B · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJul 23, 2025
Jun 18, 2025BApt 4B · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJul 23, 2025
Jun 18, 2025BApt 4B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJul 23, 2025
Jun 18, 2025BApt 5A · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17700305 ISSUED 12-FEB-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017Jul 23, 2025
Jun 18, 2025BApt 5B · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJul 23, 2025
Jun 18, 2025BApt 5B · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJul 23, 2025
Feb 18, 2025AApt 5A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMay 24, 2025
Feb 18, 2025AApt 4B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMay 24, 2025
Oct 7, 2024BApt 5B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LAMINATED COUNTERTOP AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTNov 11, 2024
Oct 7, 2024BApt 5B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTNov 11, 2024

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 9:55 PM ET. BBL 1020720036.

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