Brooklyn · Block 4243 · Lot 1 · 11208

265 Forbell Street

5 floors · 65,160 sq ft · built 1971 · class W1 · owner of record: Nyc Department Of Education

7open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
188dto Energy and water benchmarking

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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 67 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
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 65,160 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 188 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 188 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 5 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 1163 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 4243). Agency page

Dec 31, 2033
in 2624 days
Next due 2033
Annual boiler inspection (2 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: 2026-08-17 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (7)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 31, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
EXIT DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. NOTED: AT (1ST FL)EXITS 3/4 AND 5/6, AUDITORIUM DOORS ARE IN DISREPAIR/NOT CLOSING WHEN TESTED. REMEDY: REPAIR/REPLACE DOOR.
#35732630X
Apr 17, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 31, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERS. ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS, EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS PER BC 1006.1; 27-381. NOTED: AT (2ND FL)GYM (1ST FL)CAFETERIA, AUDITORIUM NOT WORKING WHEN T
#35732629Z
Apr 17, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 31, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT(4TH AND 3RD FLOORS) INSTALLED/HANGING NON-FIRE RETARDENT DECORATIONS TO CEILINGS THROUGHOUT VARIOUS AREAS/HALLWAYS. REMEDY: COMPLY WITH CODE.
#35732628R
Apr 17, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 31, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE ECB #35721264L. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANTMANNER. NOTED: AT (ROOF)BULKHEAD/STAIR C/D FACADE WITH VERTICAL CRACKSTHROUGHOUT VARIOUS AREAS/ REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35732627P
Apr 17, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 1, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. CRACK OF FACADEAROUND SCHOOL AND ON ROOF CRACK IN WALLS AND BROKEN DOORS, BOLTS MISSING ON LADDERS. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35721264L
Aug 15, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jan 18, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE#35557828X NOTED:AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING THE FIRSTCOLUMN FROM THE LEFT HAS RUNNING CRACKS ON THE BACKSIDE IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT.REM:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35663380X
Apr 12, 2023
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 30, 2021Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: OBSERVED LEFT SIDE OF MAIN ENTRANCE MARBLE COLUMNS MISSING MORTAR,BASE OF COLUMNS SPLINTERED/CRACKED W/CRACK CONTINUING UP THE COLUMN. REMEDY: REPAIR &
#35557828X
Aug 25, 2021
POP/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (0)

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DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (0)

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 25, 2026, 11:20 PM ET. BBL 3042430001.

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