Brooklyn · Block 1023 · Lot 8 · 11215

481 5 Avenue

4 floors · 3 apartments · 7,224 sq ft · built 1921 · class S9 · owner of record: 481 5th Avenue Associates Llc

6open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD 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
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 6 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 69 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 69 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 69 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 85 days
Annual
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: 2026-04-10 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 12, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CRACKED & MISSING STONE THROUGHOUT THE FACADE & IED HAS BEEN DRAFTED FOR A SWS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC & PROPERTY. REMEDY: MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.
#35454315Z
May 26, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$0
Feb 23, 2010Plumbing CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER. ATTHE TIME OF INSPECTION WITNESSED ON 2ND FLR TO 3RD 1/2 PEX TOSSING (PLASTIC) FOR COLD LINE NOT APPROVED MATERIAL FOR DOMESTIC COLD WATER.
#34824604Y
Apr 4, 2011
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (4) · C 1 · B 2 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 26, 2026CApt 2L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 1, 2026
Jun 17, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED CEILING AT CELLAR THROUGHOUT.Sep 20, 2008
Jun 17, 2008BD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HANDRAIL REAR YARD ENTRANCE TO CELLAR.Jul 22, 2008
Jun 17, 2008BD26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GUARD RAIL NORTH & SOUTH REAR YARD.Jul 22, 2008

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City records as of Oct 23, 2026, 7:47 PM ET. BBL 3010230008.

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