Brooklyn · Block 1052 · Lot 80 · 11215

197 Prospect Avenue

3 floors · 6 apartments · 3,375 sq ft · built 1931 · class C2 · owner of record: 197 Prospect Av Llc

18open violations
$56,250ECB/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 66 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 66 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 82 days
Annual
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 7 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 1162 days
Next cycle year 2029
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: 2026-09-03 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $56,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Dec 8, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.FAILURE TO OBTAIN PERMIT FOR SUMMONS #35409897P., NO PERMIT ON FILE AS OF 12/8/25.., COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER
#39169630L
Feb 11, 2026
DEFAULT
$25,000
Dec 8, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE FOR VIO#35409898R AS OF 12/8/25.., FILE A CERTIFICATE O
#39169625R
Feb 11, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
May 13, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO OBTAIN PERMIT FOR SUMMONS #35409897P., COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER
#39147868Y
Jul 23, 2025
DEFAULT
$12,500
May 31, 2022Unknown CLASS - 1
TENANT PROTECTION PLAN REQUIRED.ATOI OBSERVED EXTENSIVE DEMO&RENO@PREMISES&WOODEN FL&FIREPROOFING WAS DEMO&RENO@APT2L&2R LEAVING OCCUPIED APT3R W/NO FIRE PROTECTIONS.THERES INADEQUATE PROTECTION TO WORK IN PROG
#35409898R
Mar 27, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$10,000
May 31, 2022Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O PERMIT ATOI,OBSERVED EXTENSIVE RENOVATION&DEMO IN SEVERAL APTS NAMELY APT2L,2R&BSMT.TRENCHING OF CONCRETE FL FOR PLUMBING REPLACEMENT IN PROGRESS IN BSMT THERES ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLATIONS IN APT2L
#35409897P
Oct 23, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2025LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#08840
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#33121
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2025Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
HPD (10) · C 0 · B 10 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 7, 2024BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING & WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 11, 2024
May 7, 2024BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 11, 2024
May 7, 2024BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 11, 2024
May 7, 2024BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 11, 2024
May 7, 2024B§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BALUSTER AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORYJun 11, 2024
May 7, 2024B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF VACUUM & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYJun 11, 2024
Apr 3, 2024BApt 3R · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMay 8, 2024
Apr 3, 2024BApt 3R · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMay 8, 2024
Apr 3, 2024B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYMay 8, 2024
Apr 3, 2024B§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT)May 8, 2024

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City records as of Oct 26, 2026, 6:57 PM ET. BBL 3010520080.

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