Brooklyn · Block 2236 · Lot 8 · 11206

221 Lee Avenue

4 floors · 9 apartments · 7,000 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: Chaim Schwartz, As Trustee

4open violations
$25,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
51dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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 51 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 51 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 67 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 295 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 782 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $25,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Oct 22, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER FOR SUMMONS 37025746H. NO ENGINEER'S REPORT SUBMITTED NOR ON FILE., COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER
#39164443N
Mar 11, 2027
DEFAULT
$25,000
Oct 11, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER IN DOB VIOLATION VIO23-00723, DATED 3/17/2023. RESPONDENT WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ENGINEER'S REPORT CONCERNING STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT CONDITIONS. AS OF 10/11/20
#37025746H
Mar 27, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 5, 2026CONSTRUCTION
AT INSPECTION OF 4-STORY BLDG., OBSERVED EXISTING APPROX. 20'X12' ENCLOSED EXTENSION STRUCTURALLY ATTACHED AT 2ND & 3RD FL. REAR, SUPPORTED BY STEEL FRAMING, WITH WINDOWS AND ROOF; FIRE ESCAPE MODIFIED. CONDITION NOT MAINTAINED IN SAFE CONDITION AND POSES STRUCTURAL AND LIFE SAFETY HAZARD. NO DOB PE
#26-01923
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 17, 2023CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STABILITY REPORT REQUIRED : AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 4 STORY BLDG. OBSERVED AT EXPO.# 3 2ND & 3RD FL. LEVEL STRUCTURALLY ATTACHED APPROX. 20 X12 EXTENSION WITH STEEL FRAME AND SUPPORTS AND FULLY ENCLOSED WITH WINDOWS AND ROOF. THIS POSES SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL HAZARD. NO PERMITS ON DOB F
#23-00723
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
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Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Aug 5, 2026DOBCONSTRUCTION: AT INSPECTION OF 4-STORY BLDG., OBSERVED EXISTING APPROX. 20'X12' ENCLOSED EXTENSION STRUCTURALLY ATTACHED AT 2ND & 3RD FL. REAR, SUPPORTED BY STEEL FRAMING, WITH WINDOWS AND ROOF; FIRE ESCAPE MODIFIED. CONDITION NOT MAINTAINED IN SAFE CONDITION AND POSES STRUCTURAL AND LIFE SAFETY HAZARD. NO DOB PEOpen

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Nov 10, 2026, 8:26 AM ET. BBL 3022360008.

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