Brooklyn · Block 1500 · Lot 7 · 11233

189 Ralph Avenue

4 floors · 6 apartments · 8,856 sq ft · built 1930 · class C4 · owner of record: L Mcduffie Moving Storage Inc

11open violations
$15,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
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 68 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 68 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 84 days
Annual
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 3 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 799 days
Next cycle year 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: 2026-05-21 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $15,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Feb 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SUMMONS # 39155676J., FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
#39177111J
Jul 2, 2026
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 31, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
ROOF DRAIN AT 193 RALPH CLOGGED AND WATER ENTERED STAIRWAY. PLASTER AND GYPSUM WATER DAMAGED. AT GROUND FLOOR UNDER FIRST STAIR LANDING, PLASTER CAME OFF. AT 195 RALPH WATER SATURATED GYPSUM CEILING AND A SECTI
#39155676J
Jan 12, 2027
PENDING
$2,500
Jun 22, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. PREMISES IS A 4 STORY MIXED USE BUILDING. UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED MASONARY VENEER IS SPALLING AND PIECES FELL ONTO SIDEWALK. EXPOSURE ONE IS IN A STATE
#39151643P
Apr 26, 2027
$12,500
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 22, 2025CONSTRUCTION
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. PREMISES IS A 4 STORY MIXED USE BUILDING. UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED MASONARY VENEER IS SPALLING AND PIECES FELL ONTO SIDEWALK. EXPOSURE ONE IS IN A STATE OF DIREPAIR
#25-01254
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 25, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#17627
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 6, 2018LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
#13649
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 17, 2026AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Jan 8, 2026Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 2, Sub-cycle A (premises is in Community District 3)
Active
Apr 25, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2022 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Apr 6, 2018Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
HPD (2) · C 0 · B 0 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 5, 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 8, 2026
Jun 5, 2008ASECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION METAL STAIR INSTALLED CELLAR FRONT NORTHEAST TO 1 STY CHURCH.Sep 8, 2008

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City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 11:28 AM ET. BBL 3015000007.

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