Manhattan · Block 1214 · Lot 63 · 10024

491 Amsterdam Avenue

5 floors · 17 apartments · 9,020 sq ft · built 1891 · class C7 · owner of record: Mendmat, Ltd. C/O Ema

36open violations
$6,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
7HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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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

OverdueNo current registration found
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
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 7 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1143 days
Next cycle year 2029
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: 2026-05-20 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $6,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 7, 2025Unknown CLASS - 2
OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURE ONE WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT PERMIT, IN CONTRARY WITH CODE.
#39538832K
Jun 8, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 26, 2002LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#03694
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#01036
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 26, 2002Boiler LL6291
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (31) · C 7 · B 14 · A 10
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jan 7, 2025CApt 5C · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR FRAME IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTJan 21, 2025
Jan 6, 2025BApt 2A · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 10, 2025
Jan 3, 2025C§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJan 17, 2025
Dec 26, 2024C§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORYJan 9, 2025
Dec 9, 2024C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYDec 15, 2024
Dec 9, 2024BApt 4C · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WAISTLINE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTJan 13, 2025
Dec 9, 2024A§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYMar 14, 2025
Nov 29, 2024C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOMDec 5, 2024
Nov 29, 2024CApt 4C · § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTNov 28, 2024
Mar 25, 2021A§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 28, 2021
Mar 25, 2021A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 28, 2021
Mar 25, 2021A§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 28, 2021
Mar 25, 2021A§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 28, 2021
Mar 25, 2021A§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING.Jun 28, 2021
Jul 1, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 4TH STY FRONT BALCONY.Aug 5, 2008
Jul 1, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 5TH STY FRONT BALCONY.Aug 5, 2008
Jul 1, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF.Aug 5, 2008
Jul 1, 2008BD26-19.07 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 50 WATTS REQUIRED NO LIGHTS AT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING.Aug 5, 2008
Aug 21, 2007AApt 3A · SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILINGS 3 STY NORTH APT 3A THROUGHOUT. , SECTION '' ''Nov 24, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 3A · SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 3 STY NORTH APT 3A RODRIQUEZ. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007AApt 3A · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING VENT COVER 3 STY NORTH APT 3A BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''Nov 24, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 5D · SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 5 STY APT 5D MS MORALES. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 5D · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING RADIATOR VALVE HANDLE THRU OUT 5 STY APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 5D · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS THRU OUT 5 STY APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 5D · SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS KITCHEN AND BATHROOM WATER FIXTURE 5 STY APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 5D · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR THRU OUT 5 STY APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 5D · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WALL OUTLETS THRU OUT 5 STY APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007CApt 3A · SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK FRONT DOOR 3 STY NORTH APT 3A. , SECTION '' ''Aug 27, 2007
Aug 21, 2007BApt 3A · SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES 3 STY NORTH APT 3A KITCHEN. , SECTION '' ''Sep 25, 2007
Aug 21, 2007AApt 3A · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES 3 STY NORTH APT 3A BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''Nov 24, 2007
Aug 21, 2007AApt 3A · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK CLOSET DOOR FOYER 3 STY NORTH APT 3A. , SECTION '' ''Nov 24, 2007

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City records as of Nov 13, 2026, 5:52 PM ET. BBL 1012140063.

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