Manhattan · Block 1164 · Lot 5 · 10023

253 West 72 Street

22 floors · 259 apartments · 218,851 sq ft · built 1926 · class D6 · owner of record: West Pierre Associates, Llc

11open violations
$1,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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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 58 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 58 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 74 days
Annual
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10A) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2025 to Feb 21, 2027
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 4, 5, 6 or 9 are in sub-cycle 10A. DOB facade records for this building show $115,000 in late-filing or failure-to-file penalties. Agency page

Feb 21, 2027
in 110 days
No Cycle 10 report on record yet
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 218,851 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 179 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 179 days
Annual filing
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 7 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 1154 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2034) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2034
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 1164). Agency page

Dec 31, 2034
in 2980 days
Next due 2034
Annual boiler inspection (3 boilers) 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: 2026-07-13 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $1,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 20, 2026Local Law CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO FILE ACCEPTABLE AMENDED CYCLE 9A REPORT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INITIAL FACADES REPORT REQUIRED BY 28-302.5 FOR CONTROL #903609. REMEDY: FILE ACCEPTABLE REPORT.
#37036739N
Feb 4, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
Nov 14, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED CRACKED/CHIPPED/MISSING TERRA COTTA AT EXPOSURE #1 AROUND WINDOWS AT VARIOUS WINDOWS THROUGHOUT. REMEDY: MAIN
#35675333L
Feb 13, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$0
Jul 11, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS, FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. OBSERVED LARGE STEP CRACK AND SHIFTED MASONRY BRICK AT 1ST FL OF EXPOSURE #3 (NORTH ELEVATION). REMEDY: MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS AN
#35674168M
Jan 23, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$0
Apr 12, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND/OR APPURTENANCES.AT TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED SHIFTED MASONRY BRICK AND A LARGE STEP CRACK AT SHIFTED BRICK ON 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF EXP3 NORTH.THERE IS ALSO
#35670979H
Mar 26, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$0
Dec 2, 2022Local Law CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE9A REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAM DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL&APPURTENANCES REQUIRED BY 28-302.4 FOR CONTROL903609.SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED TECHNICAL REPORT
#37023997N
Feb 23, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 12, 2025CONSTRUCTION
EWO DUE TO FAILURE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES FOR DOCUMENTED UN SAFE FACADE FILLING # 903609 DATED 05/12/2023. AS OF TODAY 9/12/2023 NO SAFETY MEASURES (SIDEWALK SHED IN PLACE). PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED AT EXP 1 SOUTH ELEVATION TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY
#FA10701MK
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 14, 2023CONSTRUCTION
PARTIAL VACATE ORDER-AS OBSERVED ON 4/12/23,THERE IS A SHIFTED PARAPET WALL&CRACKED/LOOSE BRICK MASONRY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST&.NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE ALLEYWAY ON EXPO#3(NORTH)REMEDY:DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS BOTH NORTHEAST&NORTHWEST ALLEYWAYS OF EXPO#3 ARE TO BE VACATED AREA TO BE USED ONLY IN EM
#FA10701JP
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 12, 2023CONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO SEVERELY SHIFTED/CRACKED BRICK MASONRY AT 1/2 FLOOR OF EXPOSURE#3(NORTH ELEVATION).REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY REPAIR THE SEVERELY SHIFTED BRICK MASONRY LOCATED AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF EXPOSURE#3(NORTH).ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSI
#FA10701JP
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 22, 2022NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE)
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022
#00346
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 19, 1999MARQUEE

#0364
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 22, 2022Facades FISPNRF
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022
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HPD (0)

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Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 25, 2026DOB SafetyBenchmarking - LL84: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4Closed

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City records as of Nov 3, 2026, 5:37 AM ET. BBL 1011640005.

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