Brooklyn · Block 2541 · Lot 42 · 11222

197 Java Street

3 floors · 6 apartments · 6,000 sq ft · built 1931 · class C4 · owner of record: Makowski, Helen

15open violations
$0ECB/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 70 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 70 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 86 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 1 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 801 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: 2026-09-17 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 13, 2011LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
#11251
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#22097
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 13, 2011Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (11) · C 0 · B 8 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 3, 2019AApt 3L · § 27-2043 ADM CODE PROVIDE A LOCK AND KEY TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF DWELLING UNIT AND, IF A CL A MULTIPLE DWELLING, ALSO CHAIN DOOR GUARD IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHAug 6, 2019
May 3, 2019BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR WITH KEY OPERATED LOCK PREVENTING ENTRANCE TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJun 7, 2019
May 3, 2019BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WOOD PANEL AT WEST WALL BEHIND STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJun 7, 2019
May 3, 2019BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT UPPER SASH OF WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJun 7, 2019
May 3, 2019AApt 3L · § 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 DROP CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHAug 6, 2019
May 2, 2019B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORYJun 6, 2019
May 2, 2019B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYJun 6, 2019
May 2, 2019B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYJun 6, 2019
Jan 24, 2013BApt 3L · SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 28, 2013
Jan 24, 2013AApt 3L · SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AND MILDEW AT METAL MEDICINE CABINET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 29, 2013
Jan 24, 2013BApt 3L · SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 28, 2013

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City records as of Oct 22, 2026, 5:10 AM ET. BBL 3025410042.

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