Manhattan · Block 301 · Lot 3 · 10002

36 Forsyth Street

4 floors · 196,082 sq ft · built 1983 · class W1 · owner of record: Nyc Department Of Education

13open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
183dto 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 62 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 196,082 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 183 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 183 days
Annual filing
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 793 days
Next cycle year 2028
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2031) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2031
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 301). Agency page

Dec 31, 2031
in 1888 days
Next due 2031
Annual boiler inspection (3 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: 2026-06-05 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (11)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE#35721026X FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:PLASTER IS PEELING AND FLAKING AT RMS.429,444 AND BOYS LOCKER RM.CAUSED BY THE LEAKING ROOF ABOVE BOY LOCKER RM.REM:REPAIR ROOF LEAK
#35734553K
Aug 20, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:THE STORM DRAINAGE PIPE AT THE CELLAR LEVEL OVER FLOWS WITH EVERY MAIN OCCURANCEIF IS CAUSED FROM RAIN WATER DRAINS AT ROOF.REM:REPAIR/REPLACE.
#35734556X
Aug 20, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE#35721025Y FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:THERE WERE SEVERAL DOORS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AT CORRIDORS,STAIRS AND OTHERS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY.REM:REPAIR/REPLACE DO
#35734554M
Aug 20, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:THE EXTERIOR REAR WALL OF THE GYM IS DETERIORATING WITH CRACKED AND MISSING MORTAR JOINTS.THE CAP OF THE PARAPET IS LOOSE AND MOVING.REPAIRS NEEDED TO
#35734555Y
Aug 20, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE#35721028J FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:AT EXIT#8,THE CRACKED AND CHIPPED FLOORING IS CAUSING THE DOORSADDLE TO CREATE A TRIP HAZARD.REM:REPAIR/REPLACE.
#35734552Z
Aug 20, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.ILLUMINATION FOREXITS,EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS AS PER BC 1006.1;27-381.NOTED:THERE WERE SEVERAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS THAT WERE NOT OPERATIONAL
#35734557H
Aug 20, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 30, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
RE-ISSUE #35684742R. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT T. O. I. THERE WERE SEVERAL SMOKE/CORRIDORS DOORS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL THAT WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECT
#35721025Y
Aug 29, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 30, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
RE-ISSUE #35684741P. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: PLASTER IS PEELING AND FLAKING AND FALLING FROM CEILINGS AND WALLS AT STAIR G CELLAR, BOYS LOCKER ROOM, AND RMS #429, 444. REME
#35721026X
Aug 29, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Jul 30, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: THE FLOORING AT EXIT #8 JUST INSIDE THE EXIT DOOR, IS CRACKING, CHIPPING AND VERY UNEVEN. THE DOOR SADDLE IS CAUSING A TRIP HAZARD. REMEDY: REPAIR/R
#35721028J
Aug 29, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Sep 3, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED INTERIOR FIREPROOF SELF CLOSING DOORS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT 4TH FL RM#448D,448A,435,429,410 & CORRIDOR SMOKE DOOR BY STAIR D 3RD FL RM#304S,329A,348
#35684742R
Nov 7, 2024
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Sep 3, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED SPALLING PLASTER ON WALLS & CEILINGS IN 4TH FL ROOMS 429 & 444 CELLAR LEVEL STAIR G & BOYS LOCKER ROOM DUE TO WATER INFLITRATION FROM EXTERIOR.REM:REP
#35684741P
Nov 7, 2024
POP/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 13, 1997LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

#00210
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2023Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Jul 15, 2026ECBConstruction: REISSUE#35721026X FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:PLASTER IS PEELING AND FLAKING AT RMS.429,444 AND BOYS LOCKER RM.CAUSED BY THE LEAKING ROOF ABOVE BOY LOCKER RM.REM:REPAIR ROOF LEAKOpen
Jul 15, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:THE STORM DRAINAGE PIPE AT THE CELLAR LEVEL OVER FLOWS WITH EVERY MAIN OCCURANCEIF IS CAUSED FROM RAIN WATER DRAINS AT ROOF.REM:REPAIR/REPLACE.Open
Jul 15, 2026ECBConstruction: REISSUE#35721025Y FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:THERE WERE SEVERAL DOORS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AT CORRIDORS,STAIRS AND OTHERS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY.REM:REPAIR/REPLACE DOOpen
Jul 15, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:THE EXTERIOR REAR WALL OF THE GYM IS DETERIORATING WITH CRACKED AND MISSING MORTAR JOINTS.THE CAP OF THE PARAPET IS LOOSE AND MOVING.REPAIRS NEEDED TOOpen
Jul 15, 2026ECBConstruction: REISSUE#35721028J FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:AT EXIT#8,THE CRACKED AND CHIPPED FLOORING IS CAUSING THE DOORSADDLE TO CREATE A TRIP HAZARD.REM:REPAIR/REPLACE.Open
Jul 15, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.ILLUMINATION FOREXITS,EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS AS PER BC 1006.1;27-381.NOTED:THERE WERE SEVERAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS THAT WERE NOT OPERATIONALOpen

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City records as of Oct 30, 2026, 2:15 PM ET. BBL 1003010003.

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