Brooklyn · Block 5959 · Lot 62 · 11209

243 78 Street

6 floors · 60 apartments · 61,800 sq ft · built 1940 · class D4 · owner of record: Fairfax House Owners

47open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

Get an email when anything changes here

New violations the morning after they're issued, plus deadline reminders. Free for one building.

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 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 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: 2024-05-13 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 69 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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
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 61,800 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 190 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 190 days
Annual filing
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 10 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
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2029) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2029
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 5959). Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1165 days
Next due 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (6)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 1, 2024FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE
FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
#2401391
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 31, 2014ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST
VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2012 INSPECTION/TEST
#04009
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2008LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#10770
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 1, 2005LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

#03720
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 19, 2003LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#22472
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 26, 2002LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#24038
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (7)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 1, 2024Energy Grade - LL33 FTP-EN-EGRDEA
Active
May 20, 2019Elevators EVCAT5
Active
Mar 31, 2014Elevators EVCAT1
Active
Jan 3, 2008Boiler LL6291
Active
Oct 1, 2005Elevators LL1081
Active
Mar 19, 2003Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 26, 2002Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (34) · C 3 · B 28 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 2, 2018BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 6, 2018
Mar 2, 2018BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 6, 2018
Mar 2, 2018BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC TILES AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 6, 2018
Mar 2, 2018AApt 6E · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 5, 2018
Mar 2, 2018AApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION STEAM RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 5, 2018
Mar 2, 2018BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 6, 2018
Jul 20, 2017BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHAug 24, 2017
Jul 20, 2017AApt 6E · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 23, 2017
Jul 20, 2017BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT SOUTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHAug 24, 2017
Jul 20, 2017CApt 6E · § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING 30 SQUARE FEET, AT NORTH WALL 10 SQUARE FEET, AT SOUTH WALL 10 SQUARE FEET, AT EAST WALL 10 SQUARE FEET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJul 28, 2017
Jul 20, 2017BApt 6E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHAug 24, 2017
Jun 12, 2008BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MILDEW WALLS & CEILINGS 3 STY CENTER NORTH APT 3A CENTER & WEST ROOMS. , SECTION '' ''Jul 17, 2008
Jun 12, 2008BApt 3A · § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES THRU OUT 3 STY CENTER NORTH APT 3A. , SECTION '' ''Jul 17, 2008
Jun 12, 2008BApt 3A · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 3 STY CENTER NORTH APT 3A ZIEMELIS. , SECTION '' ''Jul 17, 2008
Jun 12, 2008BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAS BURNER RANGE 3 STY CENTER NORTH APT 3A KITCHEN. , SECTION '' ''Jul 17, 2008
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CERAMIC WALL TILES AT THE BASE OF THE BORDER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VOID BETWEEN THE WALLS AND FLOOR AT THE DINING ALCOVE LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BULGING VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 3 STY NORTH APT 3A , SECTION '' ''Jun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF A CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT THE WEST WALL AND CEILING IN THE 1st BEDROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MILDEW AT RADIATOR 3 STY APT 3A KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 3AJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007CApt 3A · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN 3 STY APT 3A BATHROOM ER1. LOCATED AT APT 3AMay 22, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS THRU OUT 3 STY NORTH APT 3A , SECTION '' ''Jun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007CApt 3A · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BATHTUB 3 STY NORTH APT 3A BATHROOM ER1 , SECTION '' ''May 22, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DEFECTIVE HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE WASHBASIN 3 STY NORTH APT 3A BATHROOM , SECTION '' ''Jun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING 3 STY NORTH APT 3A , SECTION '' ''Jun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED BX CABLES FOYER WALL 3 STY NORTH APT 3A , SECTION '' ''Jun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MILDEW WALLS 3 STY NORTH APT 3A THRU OUT , SECTION '' ''Jun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PEELING PAINT AROUNDTHE INTERIOR WINDOW FRAME IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT THE WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PEELING PAINT AT THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WATERPROOF GROUT BETWEEN THE BASE OF THE CERAMIC WALL TILES AND THE TOP OF THE BATHTUB ENCLOSURE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 5-E · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5-E, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2007

Check the agency records

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 Oct 23, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. BBL 3059590062.

Look up another building