Manhattan · Block 276 · Lot 52 · 10038

43 Catherine Street

6 floors · 30 apartments · 18,597 sq ft · built 1900 · class C7 · owner of record: 98 Rivington Reatlycorp.

5open violations
$19,200ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
59dto 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 59 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 59 days
Annual
Annual boiler inspection (6 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: 2026-09-01 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 59 days
3 of 6 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 75 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 303 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 790 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (11) · $19,200 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 23, 2023Unknown CLASS - 1
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED IN APARTMENT 3 & 4 FLEXIBLE EXTENSION THAT ARE BEING USED AS PERMANENT WIRE TO POWER LIGHT FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES. SOME HAS BEEN CUT AND HARD WIRE., COMPLY WITH EC
#39089055Y
Feb 22, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,600
Jun 21, 2023Unknown CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED AN ENTIRE ELECTRICAL BUILD OUT NEW OUTLETS SWITCHES PANEL BOXES WITH CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND FIXTURES ALL INSTALLED IN APARTMENTS #'S 26 28 21 23 15 13 16 17 9 NO APPLICATION ON FILE WITH D.O.B., OBTAIN
#39088869Z
Feb 22, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,000
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. OBSERVED ENTIRE UNIT RENOVATED WITH NEW 3-PIECE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED AT APT 9 AT 3RD FLOOR; 13,15,16,17,18 ON 4TH FL; 19,23 ON 5TH FL; 26,28 ON 6TH F
#39088894K
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. OBSERVED FULL HEIGHT PORTIONS ERECTED CREATING ROOMS OCCUPIED AS BEDROOMS WITH NO WINDOWS. NO PERMIT ON FILE WORK PERFORMED AT APT 7, 10 ON 3RD FLOOR; AND 25 ON 6TH FL, OBTAIN PERMIT; OBT
#39088893Z
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FTM BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AS PER BC 406.11 AND FC 309.3 OBSERVED USE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; PLYWOOD AND 2"X4" BRACE BEING USED TO REST APPROX. 50 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR STORAGE/CHARGING, REPAIR
#39088900H
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT OF THE COFO OR DOB RECORDS. OBSERVED COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR OCCUPIED AS LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CHARGING/STORAGE AND REPAIR SHOP. HPD I CARDS DATED 10/15/1916 INDICATES OCCUPANCY A
#39088899J
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. OBSERVED EGRESS TO FIRE ESCAPE COMPROMISED WITH SHELVING AND EXCESSIVE MATERIAL AT APT 7 ON 3RD FLOOR AND 25 ON 6TH FL, REMOVE OBSTRUCTION; REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE
#39088896Y
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Jun 21, 2023Plumbing CLASS - 1
FTM BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER; LACK OF SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED PER BC 903.2.5/ 907; FC 309.3. OBSERVED LOCATION USED AS LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR STORAGE/CHARGING. WHICH REQUIRE A
#39088895M
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FTM BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. USE OF PROHIBITED DOOR AND/OR HARDWARE PER BC 1008.1.8; 27-37(J). OBSERVED DOOR TO ROOM WHERE FIRE ESCAPE IS LOCATED HAS KEY LOCKING DEVICE ON DOOR COMPROMISING EGRESS F
#39088898H
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Jun 21, 2023Unknown CLASS - 1
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT RUSTED AND DETERIORATED ELECTRICAL WIRING IN USE AND EQUIPMENT IN USE UNCOVERED ELECTRICAL ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS, COMPLY WITH EC
#39088872J
Feb 22, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,600
Jun 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. USE OF PROHIBITED DOOR AND/OR HARDWARE PER BC 1008.1.8; 27-37(J). OBSERVED PADLOCK ON GATE INSIDE UNIT TO FIRE ESCAPE. COMPROMISING EGRESS. AT APT 1 ON 2
#39088897X
Aug 21, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 23, 2023CONSTRUCTION
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED BURNT DEFECTIVE AND DESTROYED WIRES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FIRST, SECOND FLOORS AND E-BIKE SHOP DUE TO ION-LITHIUM BATTERY FIRE.
#23-01921
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

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HPD (4) · C 0 · B 1 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 27, 2023I§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 4 2ND APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT 2ND STORY (VACATE # 232686)—
Jun 27, 2023I§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 5 1ST APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT 2ND STORY (VACATE # 232686)—
Jun 27, 2023I§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 11 1ST APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT 3RD STORY (VACATE # 232686)—
Sep 2, 2025B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HOLES AT METAL CORNICE AT BUILDING FRONT ROOFOct 7, 2025

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City records as of Nov 2, 2026, 3:24 AM ET. BBL 1002760052.

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