Manhattan · Block 1062 · Lot 29 · 10019

401 West 53 Street

5 floors · 12 apartments · 12,500 sq ft · built 1910 · class C7 · owner of record: Ninth Avenue Holdings L.P.

19open violations
$2,500ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto 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 47 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 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 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
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: 2026-06-25 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $2,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 2, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED ALL FIRE RATED MATERIAL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS OF UNIT 4C, EFFECTING ADJACENT UNITS, (4R, 4F & 5C)., PROVIDE/MAINTAIN FIRE STOPPING
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Apr 27, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 6, 2018LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
#04691
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 6, 2018LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
#04692
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 3, 2015LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
#03063
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 6, 2018Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Apr 6, 2018Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Mar 3, 2015Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
HPD (13) · C 1 · B 9 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Feb 10, 2022A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT SOUTH AND EAST AT CORNICEMay 16, 2022
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2 · D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE DOOR TO APT 2 STY WEST APT 2R. LOCATED AT APT 2Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2R · D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE CENTER ROOM 2 STY WEST APT 2R. , SECTION '' ''Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2R · D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LOOSE WINDOW FAMES THROUGHOUT 2 STY WEST APT 2R. , SECTION '' ''Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2R · D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LOCK ASSEMBLE ENTRANCE DOOR 2 STY WEST APT 2R. , SECTION '' ''Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2R · D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 2 STY WEST APT 2R. LOCATED AT APT 2RJul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2F · D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY EAST APT 2F. LOCATED AT APT 2FJul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008AApt 5C · D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT LOWER SASH BATHROOM 5 STY NORTH APT 5C. LOCATED AT APT 5CSep 7, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 1 · D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 1 STY REAR APT 1. LOCATED AT APT 1Jul 9, 2008
Jun 4, 2008BApt 2F · D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY EAST APT 2F. LOCATED AT APT 2FJul 9, 2008
Sep 29, 2005AApt 4F · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT CLOSET DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORYJan 7, 2006
Mar 8, 2005CApt 4R · SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMar 19, 2005
Mar 8, 2005BApt 4R · SECTION 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTApr 17, 2005

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 5:33 AM ET. BBL 1010620029.

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