Brooklyn · Block 1918 · Lot 24 · 11205

253 Washington Avenue

6 floors · 29 apartments · 32,160 sq ft · built 1928 · class D1 · owner of record: 253 Washington Avenue

7open violations
$3,780ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
62dto 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 62 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 62 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 78 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 32,160 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 183 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 183 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 306 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
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 2 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1158 days
Next cycle year 2029
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: 2026-06-16 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $3,780 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 2, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER VIO #52926PI30206AG CONTROL #348584 DATED 5/29/26. NO COMPLIANCE ON FILE FOR CAP. REMEDY: COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.
#35718682R
Nov 16, 2026
PENDING
$2,500
Apr 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.-SUBJECT IS A 6-STORY PLUS CELLAR LANDMARK BLDG WITH MULTI DWELLING USE ON INTERIOR LOT, BRICK MASONRY FACADE. EXP 3 HAS SPALLING/OR RACKING STUCCO AROUND M
#35718638J
Apr 27, 2027
DEFAULT
$1,280
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
May 29, 2026CONSTRUCTION
FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348147 VIO#041526PI30202AG DATED 04/15/26 REQUIRING OWNER TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY APRIL 9, 2026. AS OF MAY 29, 2026 THE REQ'D CAP WAS NOT REC'D. IMMED COMPLY WITH COMMISIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348147 VIO#041526PI30202AG
#PI30206AG
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 15, 2026CONSTRUCTION
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REQ'D-EXP1 DIAGNOL STEP CACK ABOVE CELLAR ENTRANCE,VERT MASONRY STEP CRACK ABOVE MAIN ENTRANCE,EXP3 STUCCO SPALLING/CRACKING @ SEVERAL WINDOW OPENINGS,EXP4 MULT MASONRY CRACKS OBSVD ABOVE 6FL WINDOW. OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN REG DESIGN PROF IN GOOD STANDING W/DOB&NYS TO EVAL ENTI
#PI30202AG
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (3) · C 1 · B 1 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 18, 2025A§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL BALCONIES ALL STORIES BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPENov 21, 2025
Mar 1, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 2ND AND 5TH STORIES FRONT. AT FIRE ESCAPEApr 5, 2023
Dec 28, 1999CApt F2 · § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING NORTHWEST ROOM AT 6 STY REAR EAST APT F2 JOHNSON 252 9173 ER1 49676 LOCATED AT APT F2, 6th STORY, SECTION '' ''Jan 17, 2000

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City records as of Oct 30, 2026, 1:43 AM ET. BBL 3019180024.

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