Manhattan · Block 1718 · Lot 72 · 10026

188 Lenox Avenue

4 floors · 3 apartments · 4,815 sq ft · built 1887 · class S3 · owner of record: Armstrong Altimon

24open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
61dto 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 61 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 61 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 77 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 305 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 10 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 792 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Dec 10, 2008Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O A PERMIT. SIAMESE CONNECTION & RELATED PIPING FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM WERE INSTALLED W/O REQUIRED PERMITS, & BALL DRIP WAS INSTALLED IN VERTICAL POSITION.AS PER BC903, BALL DRIP SHALL BE PLACED IN THE
#34744805K
Jan 29, 2009
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Apr 26, 2008Plumbing Non-Hazardous
INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SIAMESE CONNECTOR.UPON PHYSICAL INSPECTION FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM.HAVING MORE THAN 36 SPRINKLER HANDS W/O A SIAMESE CONNECTION.REMEDY:INSTALL SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SIAMESE CONNECTION.
#34610433P
Jun 12, 2008
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 14, 2022STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BUILDING
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE INSPECTN RPT FOR STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BLDG.
#00009
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 28, 2010LANDMARK

#10-0758
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 28, 2010LANDMARK

#10-0760
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 10, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#07644
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#10794
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 18, 1994LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#14564
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 18, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#14564
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 20, 1990LANDMARK

#91-0385
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 14, 2022Structurally Compromised Buildings FTF-SC-INITL
Active
Feb 10, 1997Boiler LL6291
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 18, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 18, 1993Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (9) · C 3 · B 0 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 13, 2012I§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 02/09/1982 STILL VACANT ON 08/13/2012.—
Jul 19, 2013I§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE SINCE 02/09/1982 STILL VACANT ON 07/19/2013—
Apr 29, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 2, 2026
Jun 4, 2025A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Sep 7, 2025
Jul 1, 2008CD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE TEMPORARY SEAL WITH 26 GAUGE SHEET METAL 1ST STY FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND WINDOWS ER1.Jul 7, 2008
Jul 1, 2008CD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE TEMPORARY SEAL WITH 26 GAUGE SHEET METAL 1ST STY REAR SOUTH WINDOW AND 2ND STY REAR SOUTH WINDOW ER1.Jul 7, 2008
Jul 1, 2008CD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE TEMPORARY SEAL WITH 26 GAUGE SHEET METAL 3RD TO 4TH STY REAR EXTENSION ROOF WINDOWS ER1.Jul 7, 2008
Jul 1, 2008AD26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE YARD.Oct 4, 2008
Mar 29, 1982ID26-35.01 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED.May 28, 1982

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City records as of Oct 31, 2026, 10:34 PM ET. BBL 1017180072.

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