Manhattan · Block 615 · Lot 100 · 10014

281 West 12 Street

5 floors · 5 apartments · 4,120 sq ft · built 1870 · class S5 · owner of record: 281 West 12 Street Llc

4open violations
$23,750ECB/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 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: 2026-10-13 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 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 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
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 2 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

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $23,750 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 26, 2019Construction CLASS - 1
B63314.5/FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT #1519434 OBSERVED UNSAFE SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLD IN PLACE WITH WORKING PLATFORMS NOT FULLY PLANKED AND WOOD PLANKS
#35445457J
Oct 24, 2019
DEFAULT
$12,500
Aug 26, 2019Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SIDEWALK SHED AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT #1519434 OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED AND SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLDOFF THE SHED IN PLACE IN UNSAFE CONDITION WITH THE SHED NOT BEING EXTE
#35445458L
Oct 24, 2019
DEFAULT
$5,000
Aug 26, 2019Construction CLASS - 1
BC3314.8.1/FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN RESPONE TO COMPLAINT #1519434,OBSERVED UNSAFE SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFFOLD IN PLACE WITH MISSING POWERED RAILS AND TO BOARDS AT SEVERAL LOC
#35445456H
Oct 24, 2019
DEFAULT
$6,250
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 27, 2019FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00041
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 27, 2019AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (1) · C 0 · B 1 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 18, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 2ND STY WEST STACK.Sep 22, 2008

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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 Nov 14, 2026, 11:29 AM ET. BBL 1006150100.

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