Manhattan · Block 277 · Lot 49 · 10038

251/2 Catherine Street

6 floors · 20 apartments · 10,781 sq ft · built 1900 · class C7 · owner of record: 27 Catherine Mngt Coetc

17open violations
$1,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
46dto 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 46 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 46 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 62 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 290 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 3 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 777 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: 2026-10-14 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $1,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Feb 1, 2022Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MATTER. NOTED: DEFECTIVE FRONT EXP-1 FIRE ESCAPE STEP AT 4TH FLOOR LEVEL. STEP IS DETACHED FROM ONE SIDE AND LOOSE., REPAIR AND/REPLACE; PROVIDE FIRE GUARD UNTIL D
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Mar 24, 2022
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 1, 2022CONSTRUCTION
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MATTER. NOTED: DEFECTIVE FRONT EXP-1 FIRE ESCAPE STEP AT 4TH FLOOR LEVEL. STEP IS DETACHED FROM ONE SIDE AND LOOSE.
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 10, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 10, 1997Boiler LL6291
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (12) · C 3 · B 5 · A 4
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Apr 4, 2018B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYMay 9, 2018
Apr 4, 2018A§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJul 8, 2018
Apr 4, 2018A§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJul 8, 2018
Apr 13, 2016BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYMay 18, 2016
Apr 13, 2016BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ON 2ND, 5TH & 6TH WEST BALCONIES AT FIRE ESCAPEMay 18, 2016
Oct 7, 2015ASECTION 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 AGENCY?S HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD.Jan 10, 2016
Dec 10, 2012BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MISSING BRICK WORK APPROX. 4 SQUARE FEET AT PARAPET EXTERIOR WALL BUILDING FRONTJan 14, 2013
Apr 11, 2011BSECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYMay 16, 2011
Apr 11, 2011ASECTION 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE FLOORS, AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALLJul 15, 2011
Oct 1, 2010CSECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS AT GARBAGE STORAGE AREA AT EAST YARD , 1st STORYOct 7, 2010
Oct 1, 2010CSECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYOct 7, 2010
Jun 1, 2010CApt 7 · SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st RISER FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJun 27, 2010

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City records as of Nov 15, 2026, 8:28 AM ET. BBL 1002770049.

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