Brooklyn · Block 2236 · Lot 1 · 11206

239 Lee Avenue

4 floors · 7 apartments · 5,500 sq ft · built 1931 · class C7 · owner of record: Cong, Baruch Taam Inc.

34open violations
$2,765ECB/OATH penalties owed
5HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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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 69 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 69 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 85 days
Annual
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 800 days
Next cycle year 2028
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: 2026-01-15 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $2,765 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 13, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED 4 STORY BUILDING WITH WALKUP APARTMENTS AT THE EXTERIOR 4-FLOOR LEVEL APT 4R THE FIRE ESCAPE PLATFORM WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED A METAL BALCONY APPROX. 5' X 10' 6" ALSO THE ACCES
#39081345X
Feb 12, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,055
Mar 13, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
A.T.O.I, OBSERVED 4 STORY BUILDING WITH WALKUP APARTMENTS AT THE EXTERIOR 4-FLOOR LEVEL APT 4R THE FIRE ESCAPE PLATFORM WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED A METAL BALCONY APPROX. 5' X 10' 6" THE PLATFORM TO ACCESS FIRE
#39081346H
Feb 12, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$710
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 6, 2018LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
#14591
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 15, 2014LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
#11011
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 1, 2009LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#20359
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 6, 2018Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
May 15, 2014Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Jan 1, 2009Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (28) · C 5 · B 16 · A 7
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 18, 2024CApt 3R · § 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.Oct 22, 2024
Oct 18, 2024CApt 3R · § 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.Oct 22, 2024
Mar 15, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYApr 19, 2023
Mar 15, 2023A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 18, 2023
Mar 15, 2023A§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 18, 2023
Mar 15, 2023CApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMar 21, 2023
Mar 15, 2023CApt 4L · § 27-2005, 2044 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR WITH KEY-OPERATED DEAD BOLT & LATCH SET, PEEP HOLE & CHAIN GUARD AT MAIN ENTRANCE TO IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMar 21, 2023
Mar 15, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, EAST WALL, NORTH WALL AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 19, 2023
Mar 15, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 19, 2023
Mar 15, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 19, 2023
Mar 15, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORYApr 19, 2023
Feb 28, 2023A§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PLEASURE BALCONY ERECTED AT STORY AT BUILDING EASTJun 3, 2023
Feb 28, 2023A§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PLEASURE BALCONY ERECTED AT 4TH STORY AT BUILDING WESTJun 3, 2023
Feb 28, 2023A§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PLEASURE BALCONY ERECTED AT 3RD STORY AT BUILDING SOUTHJun 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023CApt 4L · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMar 25, 2023
Feb 27, 2023A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 2, 2023
Feb 27, 2023A§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 2, 2023
Feb 27, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORYApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORYApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL TILE FLOOR COVERING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD STOOL AT EAST 1 WINDOW AND EAST 2 WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL AND WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023
Feb 27, 2023BApt 4L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 3, 2023

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City records as of Oct 23, 2026, 12:10 PM ET. BBL 3022360001.

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