Queens · Block 12578 · Lot 2 · 11434

172-17 140 Avenue

1 floors · 1,200 sq ft · built 1910 · class P5 · owner of record: Town Hall Civic Assoc Of Springfield Gar Den Inc

3open violations
$2,530ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
416dto Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle)

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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 51 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 416 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $2,530 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION: AN OPEN ROOF CONDITION WAS OBSERVED. MULTIPLE STEP CRACKS WERE ALSO OBSERVED ALONG EXPOSURE 1 (FRONT) OF THE PROPERTY, ADJACENT TO 140TH AVENUE, AND ALONG EXPOSURE 4 (RIGHT S
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Oct 13, 2026
DEFAULT
$2,530
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 5, 2026IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY
REMEDY: INSTALL APPROX. 40 LINEAR FT OF TIGHT BOARD FENCE ALONG EXPOSURE #1 TO EXTEND APPROX. 5 FT FROM THE FACADE AND MEET WITH FENCE AT EXPOSURE #1 OF ADJACENT PROPERTY AT EXPOSURE #4 172-19 140TH AVENUE TO ENCLOSE THE POTENTIAL COLLAPSE ZONE
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle D (premises is in Community District 12)
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Aug 5, 2026DOBIMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: REMEDY: INSTALL APPROX. 40 LINEAR FT OF TIGHT BOARD FENCE ALONG EXPOSURE #1 TO EXTEND APPROX. 5 FT FROM THE FACADE AND MEET WITH FENCE AT EXPOSURE #1 OF ADJACENT PROPERTY AT EXPOSURE #4 172-19 140TH AVENUE TO ENCLOSE THE POTENTIAL COLLAPSE ZONEOpen
Aug 4, 2026ECBConstruction: OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION: AN OPEN ROOF CONDITION WAS OBSERVED. MULTIPLE STEP CRACKS WERE ALSO OBSERVED ALONG EXPOSURE 1 (FRONT) OF THE PROPERTY, ADJACENT TO 140TH AVENUE, AND ALONG EXPOSURE 4 (RIGHT SOpen

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Nov 10, 2026, 5:25 AM ET. BBL 4125780002.

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