6 floors · 5 apartments · 11,644 sq ft · built 1910 · class RM · owner of record: 259 Bowery Llc The Ben Building Condominium
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| Requirement | Due | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Annual property registration Applies HPD registration · September 1 each year What this isResidential 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 | Overdue | Registration expired 2026-09-01 |
| Annual parapet observation Check Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year What this isIf 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 70 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 isOwners 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 70 days | Annual |
| Annual boiler inspection (2 boilers) Applies Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year What this isBoilers 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: 2026-07-06 (Accepted). Agency page | Dec 31, 2026 in 70 days | 1 of 2 without an accepted 2026 report yet |
| Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year What this isDeliver 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 86 days | Annual |
| Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies Local Law 152 · During 2028 What this isBuildings 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 3 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 801 days | Next cycle year 2028 |
| Issued | Violation | Hearing | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | Construction CLASS - 2 AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED ILLUMINATED LIGHTS NOT WORKING AS PER 3307.6.4.8 CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR PUBLIC WALKING UNDERNEATH WHILE DARK CAN CAUSE A TRIPPING HAZARD AND MUGGING #39528520M | Aug 25, 2026 IN VIOLATION | $2,400 |
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| Issued | Class | Violation | Correct by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2008 | A | D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE YARD. | Nov 21, 2008 |
| Jan 31, 2006 | B | SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY | Mar 12, 2006 |
| Oct 26, 2005 | A | SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR FRAME MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Oct 24, 2005 | A | SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY | Feb 1, 2006 |
| Oct 24, 2005 | C | SECTION 27-2033 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 BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT OR NEAR MAIL BOXES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY | Nov 4, 2005 |
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City records as of Oct 22, 2026, 5:41 PM ET. BBL 1004277501.