Brooklyn · Block 2598 · Lot 23 · 11222

257 Eckford Street

3.5 floors · 10 apartments · 4,837 sq ft · built 1999 · class C1 · owner of record: 257 Eckford Llc

17open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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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 2021-09-01
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 68 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 68 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 84 days
Annual
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 1 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 799 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
May 8, 2001CONSTRUCTION

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 28, 1998CONSTRUCTION
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. HAZARDOUS WORK NOTED: COMPLETE DEMO OF STRUC- TURE/FOUNDATION CURRENTLY BEING REMOVED AT SOUTH LOT LINE & WEST LOT LINE/OXY-ACET. ON SITE FREE STANDING BOTTLES NOT CHAINED TO CART(NO CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR USE) REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK, MAKE SITE SAFE, OBTAIN PERMITS
#01MJ01
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (15) · C 0 · B 7 · A 3
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Dec 4, 2024I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Nov 28, 2023I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Mar 16, 2022I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Nov 17, 2022I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Nov 24, 2025I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN ANTS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT FRONT ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019
May 16, 2019A§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYAug 19, 2019
May 16, 2019A§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYAug 19, 2019
May 16, 2019A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTEDAug 19, 2019
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... SOUTH WALL AND CEILING 10 SQ FT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019
May 16, 2019BApt 2C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 20, 2019

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