Brooklyn · Block 5353 · Lot 90 · 11218

481 Mcdonald Avenue

3 floors · 2 apartments · 3,792 sq ft · built 1930 · class S2 · owner of record: Yuen Shui Keung

7open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
426dto Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle)

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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 61 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Annual property registration Check
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 305 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there
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 426 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: 2026-08-04 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jan 6, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WTIHOUT A PERMIT.AT TIME OF INSPECITON A 10FT(H)X14FT(W)X19FT(D) WOODEN EXTENTSION HAS BEEN OBSERVED ERECTED AT REAR YARD EXPOSURE#3 ENTIRELY BLOCKING/OBSTRUCTING SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS.NO PERMITS OR JO
#35451672N
May 13, 2020
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
Jan 6, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPE MUST NOT BE OBSTRUCTED BY SIGNS,FIXED AWNINGS OR ANY OTHER OBSTRUCTION.AT TIME OF INSPECTION A 10FT(H)X14FT(W)X19FT(D) WOODEN EXTENSION HAS BEEN OBSERVED ERECTED AT REAR YARD/EXPOSURE#3
#35451673P
May 13, 2020
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 2, 2020FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#04521
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 2, 2020FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#04522
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 6, 2020CONSTRUCTION
RESTORE EGRESS AND OR PROVIDE FIRE GUARD
#1203GB
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 2, 2020AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Sep 2, 2020AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (0)

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 31, 2026, 10:54 AM ET. BBL 3053530090.

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