Brooklyn · Block 1933 · Lot 1 · 11205

21 St James Place

24 floors · 326 apartments · 371,890 sq ft · built 1963 · class D4 · owner of record: St James Towers

6open violations
$10,000ECB/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
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 371,890 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 189 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 189 days
Annual filing
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10C) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 1, 2 or 3 are in sub-cycle 10C. DOB facade records for this building show $2,100 in late-filing or failure-to-file penalties. Agency page

Feb 21, 2029
in 851 days
Filing window not open yet
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 2 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 1164 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2033) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2033
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 1933). Agency page

Dec 31, 2033
in 2625 days
Next due 2033
Annual boiler inspection (2 boilers) 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: 2026-03-23 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $10,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Oct 28, 2024Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES SUCH AS SHED, NETTING, ECT, WHERE REQUIRED TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PROPERTY FROM DOCUMENTED UNSAFENOTIFICATION #UNSAF-909459-9C-001. UNSAFE FACADE AS PER 1 RCNY 103-04.
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Jun 5, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$10,000
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 10, 2024HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE)
CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED
#911934
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 28, 2024CONSTRUCTION
VACATE ORDER. OBSERVED @ W & E ELEV. EXP 1&3 CRACKED/SPALLED CONCRETE BALCONIES SLABS & EXPOSED REBARS @ MULTI LOCATIONS. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE MADE THE ENTIRED BALCONIES AT W & E ELEV UNABLE TO BE OCCUPIED REMEDY: VACATE BALCONIES AT EXPOSURE 1 & 3 (W & E ELEV)
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 14, 2024CONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO SEVERE CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS OF THE BALCONY SLABS.EXPOSURE 1 AND 3 LINE MN> AB ERECT SIDE WALK SHED IN EXPOSURES 1 AND 3 IMMEDIATELY. REMEDY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES AN REPAIR IMMEDIATELY
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 10, 2024Facades FISPHAZ
CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED
Active
HPD (1) · C 0 · B 1 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 9, 2026BApt 18G · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 18G, 18th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOct 14, 2026

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 9, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 18G, 18th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOpen

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City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 10:05 PM ET. BBL 3019330001.

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