Brooklyn · Block 2187 · Lot 27 · 11211

166 Ross Street

4 floors · 8 apartments · 13,560 sq ft · built 1915 · class C7 · owner of record: 166 Ross Street

29open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD 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 boiler inspection (2 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: 2025-09-02 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 68 days
2 of 2 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 10, 2015Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT 2ND,3RD,4TH & 5TH FL,STORAGE OF EXESSIVE DEBRIS(DRY WALL,LAUNDRY MACHINE,BOX)OBSTRUCTING THE STAIRCASE & CREATING TRIP HAZARD
#35113326Z
Nov 16, 2015
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 10, 2015Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT ROOF LEVEL AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED4 WOODEN STRUCTURES APPROX SIZE IS 8'X11'X14'HIGH. STRUCTURES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF PLYWOOD & 2X4'S SCREWED/NAILED TOGETHER EACH W/IT'S OWN DOO
#35113389X
Nov 27, 2015
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 7, 2000LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#18008
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 4, 1998LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#27783
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#38312
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#38960
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2023Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Feb 7, 2000Boiler LL6291
Active
May 4, 1998Boiler LL6291
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (19) · C 2 · B 5 · A 12
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 26, 2025A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT FLOORING AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYDec 30, 2025
Nov 22, 2023A§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL FIRE ESCAPES BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPEFeb 25, 2024
Nov 18, 2021A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE VESTIBULE AT 1ST STORYFeb 21, 2022
Nov 18, 2021A§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL PARTS ON ALL STORIES BALCONIES , BUILDING FRONT AT NORTH FIRE ESCAPEFeb 21, 2022
Aug 29, 2018BApt 1L · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR - NOT INSTALLED WITHIN 12 INCHES OF THE CEILING - IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOct 3, 2018
Aug 29, 2018BApt 1L · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOct 3, 2018
Jun 4, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE ONE HOUR FIRE RETARDING MATERIAL AS A SEAL FOR TRANSOMS OVER ALL DOOR OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL AT 4STY EAST APT.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED FIRE PROOF SELF CLOSING DOOR WITH KEY OPERATED DEADBOLT & LATCHSET PEEPHOLE & CHAIN DOOR GUARD AT ENTRANCE TO 4STY WEST APT.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED FIRE PROOF SELF CLOSING DOOR AT ALL DOOR OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL OTHER THAN APT ENTRANCE DOOR AT 4STY WEST APT.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008CD26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR TO CELLAR.Jun 10, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS 4 STY PUB HALL.Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008A§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOORSep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS STAIRWAY BULKHEAD.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED FIRE PROOF SELF CLOSING DOOR WITH KEY OPERATED DEADBOLT & LATCHSET PEEPHOLE & CHAIN DOOR GUARD AT ENTRANCE 4STY EAST APT.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008CD26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUB HALL & ON DOOR TO HEATING PLANT.Jun 10, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AD26-12.03 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL STYS FRONT OF BLDG ALL PARTS.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED FIRE PROOF SELF CLOSING DOOR AT ALL DOOR OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL OTHERN THAN APT ENTRANCE DOOR 4STY EAST APT.Sep 7, 2008
Jun 19, 1990BApt 1L · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY APT 1L SILVERSTEIN. , SECTION '' ''Aug 6, 1990

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