Manhattan · Block 1729 · Lot 72 · 10037

434 Lenox Avenue

4 floors · 3 apartments · 5,040 sq ft · built 1910 · class S3 · owner of record: Valentine & Fordham Llc

21open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
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 61 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 61 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 77 days
Annual
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 10 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 792 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 20, 2009Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL OR APPURTENANCE.DEFECT NOTED:EXTERIOR FRONT WALL 2 STORY OVER SIGN MORTAR JOINTS FRONT ARE PULLING AWAY A ( )LOCATION.REMEDY:MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL.
#34775581M
Sep 24, 2009
IN VIOLATION
$0
Apr 17, 2009Boilers CLASS - 3
48B.50A 50A FEED PUMP FROM BOILER LEAKING
#32066208J
Jun 11, 2009
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
#04171
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 20, 2023HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
#00596
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 20, 2023HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
#01806
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 20, 2023HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
#03028
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 16, 2020HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
#00022
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 16, 2020HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
#00025
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 22, 2018HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE 2016 ANNUAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
#00010
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 23, 2017HIGH PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE 2015 ANNUAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
#00019
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 20, 2023Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 20, 2023Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 20, 2023Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Mar 16, 2020Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
Active
Mar 16, 2020Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
Active
Jun 22, 2018Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE 2016 ANNUAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
Active
Jun 23, 2017Boiler HBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE 2015 ANNUAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
Active
HPD (3) · C 0 · B 0 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 19, 2012I§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 06/09/1967 AND STILL VACANT ON 05/19/2012—
Aug 28, 2013I§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 04/29/1969 AND STILL VACANT ON 08/28/2013—
May 26, 1969ID26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 6-9-67.Jul 25, 1969

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City records as of Oct 31, 2026, 2:21 PM ET. BBL 1017290072.

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