Brooklyn · Block 3312 · Lot 4 · 11237

253 St Nicholas Avenue

4 floors · 8 apartments · 7,467 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: Angelo Alvarez, As Trustee

18open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
60dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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Compliance deadlines

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 4 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 60 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 60 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 60 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 76 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 304 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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: 2026-03-17 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jan 7, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT CELLAR, ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS TO CREATE SLEEPING QUARTERS, PERFORMED ELECTRICAL WORKS, INCLUDING WIRING AND INSTALLATION LIGHT FIXTURES WI
#39172980Z
Mar 18, 2026
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
Jan 7, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT CELLAR, ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS TO CREATE SLEEPING QUARTERS, PERFORMED PLUMBING WORKS, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF PIPELINES FOR TOILET AND CO
#39172979L
Mar 18, 2026
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
Jan 7, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWS BY DOB RECORDS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, NOTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS ERECTED TO CREATE ADDITIONAL UNIT (SLEEPING SPACE) AT THE CELLAR, INCLUDING TOILET & COMMERCIAL WASH HA
#39172978J
Mar 18, 2026
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 31, 2005LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#11785
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 10, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#25072
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 1994LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#29941
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#39541
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#29940
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 31, 2005Boiler LL6291
Active
Feb 10, 1997Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 1, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 1, 1993Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (6) · C 1 · B 2 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 30, 2008CD26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUB HALL.Jul 6, 2008
Jun 30, 2008AD26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING 4 STY PUBLIC HALL.Oct 3, 2008
Jun 30, 2008AD26-20.08 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING.Oct 3, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BD26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION ALL STYS PUB HALL R17.Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008ASECTION 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 DROP CEILING & PANELING FORMING PARTITION CELLAR FRONT.Oct 3, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD TO ROOF.Aug 4, 2008

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City records as of Nov 1, 2026, 3:36 PM ET. BBL 3033120004.

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