Brooklyn · Block 412 · Lot 50 · 11217

251 Douglas Street

15 floors · 261 apartments · 250,496 sq ft · built 2024 · class D7 · owner of record: Gowanus Douglass Street Llc

0open violations
$26,775ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
51dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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RequirementDueStatus
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 6 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 51 days
Due this year
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
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 250,496 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 172 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 172 days
Annual filing
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
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10C) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 1, 2 or 3 are in sub-cycle 10C. Agency page

Feb 21, 2029
in 834 days
Filing window not open yet
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2032) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2032
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 412). Agency page

Dec 31, 2032
in 2243 days
Next due 2032

Open violations

ECB / OATH (7) · $26,775 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 2, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION FOR CD00004932, CN00083924, PERSON ACTING AS LIFT DIRECTOR, MASTER RIGGER OR MASTER RIGGER FOREMAN.; 28-424.2,COMPLY WITH CODE; COMPLY WITH NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
#39149591J
Aug 13, 2025
DEFAULT
$3,125
Mar 7, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
BC3301.2 - FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SAFETY MEASURES. WORKER WAS INJURED BY A FALL THROUGH UNPROTECTED OPENING IN THE FLOOR FROM 3RD STORY TO 2ND STORY. NO SAFETY MEASURES WERE PROVIDED TO PREVENT INCIDENT. NO GUARD
#39537763L
Apr 16, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
Feb 23, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, PROJECT PANEL WAS NOT POSTED ON THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE. G.C FAILED TO COMPLY WITH BC3301.9.
#39513457R
Oct 23, 2023
DEFAULT
$3,125
Feb 23, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED INSTALLED JERSEY BARRIERS ON EXPOSURE 1 AND 4. THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY WAS NOT MAINTAINED AS PER CODE. MINIMUM WIDTH OF 5FT WAS NOT KEPT AND WALKWAY WAS OBSTRUCTED BY METAL FE
#39513454L
May 3, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$2,400
Feb 23, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED INSTALLED CONSTRUCTION FENCE WITH EXPIRED PERMIT. FENCE PERMIT UNDER B00661581 WAS EXPIRED ON 02.15.2023. RENEW PERMIT.
#39513456P
Oct 23, 2023
DEFAULT
$3,125
Feb 23, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED INSTALLED JERSEY BARRIER AND SIDEWALK CLOSURE ON EXPOSURE 1 AND 4. UPON REQUEST, NO DOT PERMIT WAS PROVIDED AND NO PERMIT WAS FOUND ON DOT WEBSITE. G.C FAILED TO COMPLY WITH
#39513458Z
Dec 18, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Jan 9, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
AT TIME OF INSPECTION , OBSERVED BARRIOS ON ROADWAY PROVIDED TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS WAS NOT MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED . THE 5 FEET REQUIRED WALKWAY WAS OBSTRUCTED AT EXPOSURES 1 / 2 WITH BARRIOS OBSERVED ACROSS WA
#39511425N
May 3, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
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City records as of Nov 10, 2026, 6:50 AM ET. BBL 3004120050.

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