Brooklyn · Block 1680 · Lot 31 · 11233

274 Decatur Street

3 floors · 3 apartments · 4,176 sq ft · built 1897 · class C0 · owner of record: Awartey, Emmanuel

10open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
60dto 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 60 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 60 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 76 days
Annual
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 304 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 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 791 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#36210
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#35771
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (7) · C 1 · B 2 · A 4
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 30, 2008AD26-31.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE WATER CLOSET ON THE SAME FLOOR FOR THE ROOMS USED FOR CLASS B OCCUPANCY. WORK MUST BE COMPLETED UNDER PERMIT AT 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.Oct 3, 2008
Jun 30, 2008AD26-31.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT SANITARY FACILITIES FOR EACH 6 PERSONS OR REMAINDER THEREOF FOR CLASS B ROOMS BY INSTALLING 1 BATHTUB OR 1 SHOWER.Oct 3, 2008
Jun 30, 2008ASECTION 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 FROM FLOOR FRAME MISSING.Oct 3, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BD26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE.Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BD26-19.07 ADM CODE INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 40 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE THE REAR YARD.Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008AD26-20.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW ANY PERSON OUTSIDE ENTRANCE DOOR ALL B ROOMS & BASEMENT APT ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.Oct 3, 2008
Mar 27, 2006CApt 1 · SECTION 27-2056.7 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNERApr 22, 2006

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City records as of Nov 1, 2026, 3:18 AM ET. BBL 3016800031.

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