Brooklyn · Block 5058 · Lot 16 · 11226

18 Woodruff Avenue

6 floors · 161 apartments · 92,000 sq ft · built 1955 · class D1 · owner of record: Bernard Miller

34open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
50dto 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 50 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 50 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 66 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 92,000 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 171 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 171 days
Annual filing
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 294 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 14 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 415 days
Next cycle year 2027
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2028) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2028
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 5058). Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 781 days
Next due 2028
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: 2026-04-30 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (6)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 30, 2015Elevators CLASS - 2
70,O,2,81,M,7,13,M,7,67,M,7,41,B,7,41,C,9,60,M,7,#,B,7.41B/7 PROVI DE SELF CLOSE LOCKING M.R. DOOR.#/B/7 PROVIDE ROE GUARD/APRON AS PER CODE.
#38235564Z
May 18, 2015
IN VIOLATION
$0
Dec 3, 2009Elevators CLASS - 2
56-Y-13/41-T-07/41-W-07/60-Q-03/40-B-11/38-M-07/69-M-07/42-M-07/10-V-01/40-H-11/77-Q-03/15-I-11/15-M-07/39-L-10/29-Q-03/32-H-11/37-Y-02/21-M-07/76-O-02/52-B-10/16-R-09/56Y-SEAL LEAKS/41-T,W-MUST BE SELF CLOSING
#38207622J
Mar 10, 2011
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Aug 22, 2006Elevators Non-Hazardous
83-X-10/83-X-10-REPAIR ELEVATOR & RETURN TO SERVICE
#38160337P
Oct 23, 2006
IN VIOLATION
$0
Dec 30, 2005Elevators Hazardous
08-V-01/42-N-10. 08-V-FLOOR STOPS SEC OFFENSE. 42-N REVERSE PHASE RELAY BY PASSED, CEASE USE, REMEDY: REPAIR CALL 212-566-5539 FOR INSPECTION TO RESTORE TO SERVICE.
#38164067M
Dec 3, 2007
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Nov 21, 2005Elevators Non-Hazardous
85BB05/63M07/63M07/08V01/15M07/63M07 85) 5 YR TEST TAG EXPIRED 5/05 63) NYC ID # MISSING MAIN LINE 63) NYC # MISSING ON HOIST MACHINE. 08) ADJUST LEVELING ALL FLOORS 15) NO CERTIFICATE FRAME- PROVIDE. 63)
#38156426P
Dec 3, 2007
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Jul 2, 2001Boilers Non-Hazardous
49 49 NO SIPHON LOOP ON PRESSURE GAUGE
#32025545J
Aug 20, 2001
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (12)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 23, 2021ELEVATOR

#9028/707012
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 6, 2019(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST
#06494
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 6, 2019(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST
#06493
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 26, 2018(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST
#08013
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2017(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST
#08077
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2017(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST
#08078
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 14, 2016(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST
#09033
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 14, 2016(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST
#09034
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 21, 2004LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

#02911
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 21, 2003LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

#02432
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 10, 2002ELEVATOR

#9444/353581
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 31, 1994LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

#02420
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (12)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 29, 2026Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Sep 6, 2019Elevators ACC1
Active
Sep 6, 2019Elevators ACC1
Active
Jan 26, 2018Elevators ACC1
Active
Jan 3, 2017Elevators ACC1
Active
Jan 3, 2017Elevators ACC1
Active
Nov 14, 2016Elevators ACC1
Active
Nov 14, 2016Elevators ACC1
Active
Apr 21, 2004Elevators LL1081
Active
Mar 21, 2003Elevators LL1081
Active
May 31, 1994Elevators LL1081
Active
May 31, 1994Elevators LL1081
Active
HPD (4) · C 1 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jan 27, 2025C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOMFeb 2, 2025
Aug 17, 2022B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 6 STY NORTH AT 6C.Sep 21, 2022
Aug 17, 2022BApt 1F · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTSep 21, 2022
Aug 17, 2022B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING PERFORATED FRESH AIR VENT COVERS AT BUILDING FRONTSep 21, 2022

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 29, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Affirmation of CorrectionOpen

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City records as of Nov 11, 2026, 3:26 AM ET. BBL 3050580016.

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