Manhattan · Block 766 · Lot 30 · 10011

217 West 16 Street

5 floors · 20 apartments · 18,030 sq ft · built 1930 · class C7 · owner of record: Balance Property Llc

9open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 4 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Due this year
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 47 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 47 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 63 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 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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: 2026-02-20 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 15, 2022Plumbing CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED IN CELLAR AREA NEWLY INSTALLED GAS PIPING, FITTINGS AND VALVES FOR SEVERAL COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS AND NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR ANY OF THE WORK PERFORMED; THEREFORE NO PROPER TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON GAS
#39058063M
May 2, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 15, 2022Plumbing CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED IN CELLAR AREA NEWLY INSTALLED GAS PIPING, FITTINGS AND VALVES FOR SEVERAL COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS AND NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR ANY OF THE WORK PERFORMED AND NO GAS AUTHORIZATIONS WERE GIVEN BY THE DOB F
#39058064Y
May 2, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 15, 2022Plumbing CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED IN CELLAR AREA NEWLY INSTALLED GAS PIPING, FITTINGS AND VALVES FOR SEVERAL COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS INSTALLED AND NO PROPER FIRE PROTECTION IS IN PLACE AROUND OR NEAR COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS AS PER CODE W
#39058062K
May 2, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 15, 2022Construction CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED IN CELLAR AREA NEWLY INSTALLED GAS PIPING, FITTINGS AND VALVES FOR SEVERAL COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS AND NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR ANY OF THE WORK PERFORMED WORK WAS 100% COMPLETED AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OB
#39058061Z
May 2, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 15, 2022Construction CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED IN CELLAR AREA NEWLY INSTALLED GAS PIPING, FITTINGS AND VALVES FOR SEVERAL COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS AND C OF O STATES THAT CELLAR CAN ONLY BE USED FOR STORAGE WHICH WHAT IS INSTALLED IS OCCUPANCY CONTRA
#39058065X
May 2, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (4) · C 1 · B 1 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Dec 7, 2023C§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE BULKHEAD IN THE PUBLIC HALL STAIRS LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 5th STORYDec 21, 2023
Mar 8, 2018BApt 2C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 12, 2018
Mar 8, 2018A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVERS OR CAPS AT ELECTRIC WALL OUTLETS AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALLJun 11, 2018
Oct 3, 2017AApt 2C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 6, 2018

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 7:33 PM ET. BBL 1007660030.

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