Brooklyn · Block 797 · Lot 21 · 11220

238 51 Street

3 floors · 6 apartments · 4,758 sq ft · built 1905 · class C2 · owner of record: Angel Quituisaca

16open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD 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 67 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 67 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 83 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 1163 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: 2026-03-30 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
May 18, 2001CONSTRUCTION

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (14) · C 2 · B 9 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 5, 2014BSECTION 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 100 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED, LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENTOct 10, 2014
Aug 23, 2012BApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WALL TILE AT TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORYOct 27, 2012
Aug 23, 2012BApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORYOct 27, 2012
Aug 23, 2012AApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WALL CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORYJan 25, 2013
Aug 23, 2012AApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING OUTLET COVER IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORYJan 25, 2013
May 9, 2012BApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES ON THE LOWER SASH AT THE 2ND WINDOW FROM EAST ON THE NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 13, 2012
May 9, 2012BApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE ....WINDOW GAURD INSTALLED WITH SCREWS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 13, 2012
Jan 30, 2009CSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER AT BUILDING ENTRANCEFeb 5, 2009
Jul 24, 2006BApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ELECTRICAL EXTENSION CORDS THROUGH - OUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WESTSep 2, 2006
Jul 24, 2006AApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WESTNov 1, 2006
Jul 24, 2006BApt 3R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOWS COUNTER BALANCE UPPER AND LOWER SASH IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WESTSep 2, 2006
Jul 7, 2005BApt 3 · § 27-2078 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PURPOSES THE APARTMENTS WHICH ARE OCCUPIED BY MORE THAN 2 BOARDERS, ROOMERS OR LODGERS : N1 ROOM-TENANT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WESTAug 16, 2005
Jul 7, 2005CSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING : SLIDE BOLT INSTALLED AT BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF WITH CAPAB ILITY TO BE PADLOCKED, AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYJul 18, 2005
Nov 24, 1998BSECTION 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS CELLAR THRU OUTJan 11, 1999

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City records as of Oct 25, 2026, 8:37 AM ET. BBL 3007970021.

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