Manhattan · Block 1229 · Lot 6 · 10024

265 West 81 Street

9 floors · 36 apartments · 41,137 sq ft · built 1900 · class D3 · owner of record: Big Apple Corporation

10open violations
$5,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Bedbug annual filing

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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 47 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 47 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 63 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. Agency page

Feb 21, 2027
in 99 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 41,137 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 168 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 168 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

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 1143 days
Next cycle year 2029
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: 2026-07-01 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $5,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 21, 2024Plumbing CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER: LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRE PER BC 903.2; 27-954 I IN BASEMENT INSIDE LAUNDRY NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN PLACE, PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF
#39122618K
Sep 11, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$0
Aug 6, 2024Unknown CLASS - 2
AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ABOVE PREMISES OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CONSTRUCTION DUST IN THE COMMON AREAS OF 1ST FLOOR AND 8TH FLOOR WITH NO FLOOR PECTION IN PLACE. DEMOLITION TAKING PLACE IN UNIT# 8A AND CONSTRUCTION D
#39120979R
Dec 8, 2026
$5,000
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (9) · C 0 · B 6 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 23, 2022BApt 4D · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJul 28, 2022
May 31, 2022AApt 4D · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 3, 2022
May 31, 2022AApt 4D · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING RISER PIPE UPPER ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT WEST IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 3, 2022
Oct 5, 2016BApt 1D · § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 9, 2016
Feb 11, 2015BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST AND SOUTH WALLS (NEAR BATHROOM) IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMar 18, 2015
Feb 11, 2015BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMar 18, 2015
Feb 11, 2015BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMar 18, 2015
Feb 11, 2015BApt 3A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMar 18, 2015
Sep 6, 2011AApt 9A · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9A, 9th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTDec 10, 2011

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 8:18 PM ET. BBL 1012290006.

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