Queens · Block 1492 · Lot 49 · 11373

40-15 81 Street

6 floors · 106 apartments · 68,194 sq ft · built 1932 · class D1 · owner of record: Vsb Realty Corp

17open violations
$2,500ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
60dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 4 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 60 days
Due this year
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
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 68,194 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 181 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 181 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 304 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2032) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2032
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 1492). Agency page

Dec 31, 2032
in 2252 days
Next due 2032
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) · $2,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jan 9, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE:-AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED CRACKED AND LEANING PARAPET WALL AT ROOF LEVEL. ALSO CRACKED AND SPALLING BRICK AT ALL EXPOSURES. REMED
#35718040P
Mar 17, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Mar 1, 2017Construction CLASS - 3
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.WORK NOTED:IN APT 34(3RD FLR)ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS(DRY WALL,MASONITE BOARD,AND WOOD)SEPARATING DINING AREA TO CREATE AN EXTRA SLEEPING AREA.ALSO INSTALLED FULL HEIGHT CLOSETS(PLYWOO
#35215863L
Oct 3, 2017
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (7)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 9, 2026CONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED & LEANING PARAPET WALL @ ROOF LEVEL WITH NO SUPORT AT ALL EXPOSURES. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE/ TAKE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE AND PROTECT PUBLIC AND INSTALL PUBLIC PROTECTION AND REMOVE ALL LOOSE MATERIAL. TAKE SAFETY MEASURES AT ALL EXPOSURES
#FA0401AB
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 2016NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST
FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
#03230
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 2016NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST
FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
#03229
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 10, 2015ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST
VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST
#04998
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 10, 2015ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST
VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST
#04997
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 15, 2014LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
#19131
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 13, 1997LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR

#03737
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 30, 2026AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Jun 1, 2016Elevators EVCAT5
Active
Jun 1, 2016Elevators EVCAT5
Active
Jun 10, 2015Elevators EVCAT1
Active
Jun 10, 2015Elevators EVCAT1
Active
May 15, 2014Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 30, 2026DOB SafetyAEUHAZ: Open

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City records as of Nov 1, 2026, 6:04 PM ET. BBL 4014920049.

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