Manhattan · Block 2109 · Lot 94 · 10032

438 West 162 Street

3 floors · 3 apartments · 3,972 sq ft · built 1896 · class C0 · owner of record: Vanterpool, Leo

5open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto 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 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
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027
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: 2026-01-05 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 17, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR ECB VIO #39019032H WITH HEARING DATE PASSED., FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
#39083906X
Jun 22, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
Feb 20, 2020Construction CLASS - 2
WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED AT BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR: REMOVAL OF 2ND CLASS "A" APARTMENT (BATHROOM, KITCHEN, BEDROOM/SLEEPING QUARTERS FROM BOTH FLOORS., OBTAIN ALL PERMITS
#39019032H
Feb 4, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$0
Feb 20, 2020Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY. CO #50248 INDICATES BASEMENT 2 APARTMENTS AND 1ST STORY 2 APARTMENTS. NOTED: BASEMENT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO 1 CLASS "A" APARTMENT WITH KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM AND 3 PIECE BATHROOM. ALS
#39019038Z
Feb 4, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (2) · C 0 · B 1 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Apr 29, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 2, 2026
May 9, 2013BSECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED (LIGHT FIXTURES PRESENT)Jun 13, 2013

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 11:08 AM ET. BBL 1021090094.

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