Manhattan · Block 863 · Lot 62 · 10016

179 Madison Avenue

5 floors · 7 apartments · 9,271 sq ft · built 1925 · class C7 · owner of record: 179 Madison Avenue Realty,

4open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
51dto Bedbug annual filing

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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)
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 51 days
Annual
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: 2026-11-02 (Pending Payment). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 51 days
1 of 1 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 67 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 295 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 5 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 1147 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 23, 2007Cranes and Derricks Hazardous
DIRECTED THE USE OF A 2PT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD W/O A SPECIAL RIGGERS LICENSE.REMEDY:ROOF
#34540804Y
Dec 11, 2008
IN VIOLATION
$0
Jun 6, 2005Construction Non-Hazardous
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONING UNIT(1) AT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL NORTH SIDE AND IN OPERATION (DUCT INSTALLED IN 2ND FLOOR (ENTIRE)REMEDY:OBTAIN EQUIPEMENT USE PERMIT
#34476875H
Jan 12, 2006
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 31, 1994CONSTRUCTION

#05MG02
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (1) · C 0 · B 0 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 1, 2002AApt 3R · SECTION 27-2027 ADM CODE PROVIDE PROPERLY TRAPPED, SEWER CONNECTED, RAIN LEADER SO AS TO PROVIDE PROPER DRAINAGE AND FILE AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE DOING THE WORK - , ROOFNov 9, 2002

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 Nov 10, 2026, 4:13 AM ET. BBL 1008630062.

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