Brooklyn · Block 1053 · Lot 20 · 11215

263 Prospect Avenue

5 floors · 147 apartments · 245,091 sq ft · built 2024 · class D1 · owner of record: Gowanus Cubes, Llc

7open violations
$28,650ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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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 69 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 69 days
Annual
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: 2020-01-22 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 69 days
1 of 1 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 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 85 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 245,091 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 190 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 190 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

OverdueNo current registration found
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 1165 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2033) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2033
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 1053). Agency page

Dec 31, 2033
in 2626 days
Next due 2033

Open violations

ECB / OATH (8) · $28,650 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 16, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING PER SECTION REQUIREMENTS. ASNOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT A JOBSITE OF A PROPOSED 5 STORY BUILDING ALREADY AT THE BULKHEAD LEVEL AT 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. FAILURE TO M
#35726437N
Aug 26, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
May 21, 2026Unknown CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN-PARKING STRUCTURE IN A SAFE CONDITION. AS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF MY INSPECTION ON A OCCUPIED PARKING GARAGE, CONSISTING OF ONE LEVEL AT GRADE LEVEL, OBSERVED, SPALLED ON THE ROOF SL
#35726285N
Feb 22, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
May 7, 2026Unknown CLASS - 1
TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES EXCAVATION OF DIRT WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON SITE IN PROXIMITY TO ADJACENT BUILDING AT 200 16TH STREET, INSPECTION REVEAL CRACK IN THE ADJACENT BUILDING GARAG
#39553866Y
Mar 5, 2027
PENDING
$5,000
Feb 8, 2026Unknown CLASS - 2
ATOI OF A 5-STORY NEW BUILDING , BUILDING FOOTPRINT 32408 SQUARE FEET. SITE CLOSED AND THERE WAS NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. UPON SHOUTING AT PERIMETER AND BANGING ON FENCE AND DOOR TO ALERT WATCHPERSON AND TO VE
#39550104Y
Apr 15, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Feb 8, 2026Unknown CLASS - 2
BLIND SPOT MIRROR. BC 3307.2.6. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMP. WALKWAY-OBSERVED NO BLIND SPOT MIRRORS ON THE CORNER OF FULLY COVERED BY PLYWOOD PUBLIC TEMPORARY WALKWAY AS REQUIRED BY CODE. THIS CREATES HAZARDOUS CONDI
#39550106H
Apr 15, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Feb 8, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
ATOI AT 5 STORY NB. SITE CLOSED I OBSERVED TEMPORARY PUBLIC WALKWAY WAS FULLY ENCLOSED WITH BOTH SIDES CONTRARY TO BC.3307.2.3.STREET SIDE SHALL BE PARTIALLY ENCLOSED WITH WIRE MESH OR SYNTHETIC NETTING TO PREV
#39550105X
Apr 15, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,400
Oct 28, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
A TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVE NEW 5 STORY BUILDING ERECTED UNDER JOB NUMBER B00656247 HOUSEKEEPING INADEQUATE EXCESSIVE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND DUST OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AREAS CREATING A
#39165030J
Feb 27, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jan 14, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
AT TIME OF INSPECTION PROPOSED 5-STORY NEW BUILDING, 50 FT MAIN STRUCTURE HEIGHT PLUS BULKHEAD, OBSERVED ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE, SUPERSTRUCTURE REACHED 3RD FLOOR DECK LEVEL, SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURE 1 HAS NO
#39535957K
Oct 5, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$10,000
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 22, 2026Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
Active
Mar 6, 2026Energy Grade - LL33 FTP-EN-EGRDEA
FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER AD CODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
Active
Dec 3, 2025Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
Active
Sep 26, 2025Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

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City records as of Oct 23, 2026, 10:17 AM ET. BBL 3010530020.

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