Brooklyn · Block 390 · Lot 46 · 11201

178 Smith Street

3 floors · 2 apartments · 3,025 sq ft · built 1931 · class S9 · owner of record: Oh, Kyung Dong

4open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
1166dto Gas piping inspection (2029 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 70 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Annual property registration Check
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 314 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there
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 1166 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: 2026-09-04 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 28, 2011CONSTRUCTION
ALL WORK NOT COMPLETED PUSUANT TO ALT 2 APPL#320134038 BEFORE EFFECTIV E DATE OF ZONING AMENDMENT ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 REMEDY; STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT DOB OFFICE PRIOR TO RETURNING TO WORK AT 718 8023685
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 26, 2011CONSTRUCTION

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jul 25, 1994LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jul 25, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Check the agency records

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 Oct 22, 2026, 11:23 AM ET. BBL 3003900046.

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