Bronx · Block 4756 · Lot 21 · 10469

3231 Ely Avenue

3 floors · 3 apartments · 5,199 sq ft · built 1989 · class C0 · owner of record: Mensah Samuel

17open violations
$10,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
70dto 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 70 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 70 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 86 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 314 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 435 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $10,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, NO ACCESS NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
#39187112K
Feb 12, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
May 4, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, NO ACCESS NO PERMIT ON FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING. HOWEVER, NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE. FAILURE TO CERTIFY
#39187113M
Feb 12, 2027
PENDING
$2,500
Apr 10, 2024Construction CLASS - 1
NOTED AN ILLEGAL 2BDRM, CLASS A CELLAR APARTMENT. NOTED AN ILLEGAL ELECTRIC STOVE, KITCHEN SINK, WATER AND WASTE LINES, 3 PIECE BATHROOM, CEILING HEIGHT LESS THAN 7'. NO NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION. NO SPRINK
#39111330H
Dec 6, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Apr 10, 2024Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED AN ILLEGAL 2BDRM, CLASS A CELLAR APARTMENT. NOTED AN ILLEGAL ELECTRIC STOVE, KITCHEN SINK, WATER AND WASTE LINES, 3 PIECE BATHROOM, FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS, ELECTRCAL OUTLETS, SWITCH
#39111332L
Dec 6, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Mar 19, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY IN CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORD. ILLEGALLY CREATED CLASS "A" APARTMENT AT CELLAR, 3 FAMILYMULTIPLE DWELLING CONVERTED TO 4 FAMILY MULTIPLE DWELLING CONTRARY TO
#35483503Z
Nov 3, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (0)

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DOB NOW Safety (0)

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HPD (12) · C 2 · B 6 · A 4
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jul 30, 2024BApt BASEME · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH WALL APPROXIMATELY 2 SQ.FT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT BASEME, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16754366 ISSUED 19-MAR-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODESep 3, 2024
Apr 1, 2024B§ 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS BEHIND THE WALLS AND UNDER THE FLOORS AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM CREATED ILLEGAL CELLAR APARTMENTMay 6, 2024
Apr 1, 2024B§ 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION CONSISTING OF INCREASE ON OCCUPANCY FROM 3 CLASS-A APARTMENTS TO 4 CLASS -A APARTMENTS.May 6, 2024
Apr 1, 2024B§ 27-2070 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE, GAS RANGE INSTALLED AT KITCHEN CREATED AT ILLEGAL CELLAR APARTMENTMay 6, 2024
Apr 1, 2024A§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION , FLOOR TO CEILING PARTIONS MADE OF WOOD / METAL STUDS AND SHEETROCK ERECTED CREATING ROOMS AT ILLEGAL CELLAR APARTMENTJul 5, 2024
Jul 13, 2023A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD BALUSTRATE 2ND STY INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRSOct 16, 2023
Jul 13, 2023B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD BALUSTERS 6TH & 7TH UP FROM 2ND STY INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRSAug 17, 2023
Aug 13, 2009ASECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 50 WATTS INCANDESCANT MINIMUM REQUIRED FIXTURE PRESENT BULB MISSING.Nov 16, 2009
Aug 13, 2009CSECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM and/or 1 story public hall door leading to cellar locked. AT BOILER ROOM, CELLARAug 19, 2009
Aug 13, 2009CSECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYAug 19, 2009
Aug 13, 2009AApt 1 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL OF FRONT ROOM REAR OF RADIATOR AT 1ST STY FRONT APT 1. LOCATED AT APT 1Nov 16, 2009
Aug 13, 2009BApt 1 · SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AT 1ST STY FRONT APT 1. LOCATED AT APT 1Sep 17, 2009

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City records as of Oct 22, 2026, 9:41 AM ET. BBL 2047560021.

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