Manhattan · Block 1726 · Lot 16 · 10027

51 West 128 Street

5 floors · 20 apartments · 9,680 sq ft · built 1920 · class C4 · owner of record: West 128th Street L.P.

13open violations
$1,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
46dto 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 46 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 46 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 62 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 290 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 777 days
Next cycle year 2028
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: 2026-03-07 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $1,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 29, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED VERTICAL CONSISTENT STEP CRACK OVER WINDOWS AT EXP#4 REAR SIDE OF BUILDING, REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE
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Oct 1, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 28, 2001CONSTRUCTION

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VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (11) · C 3 · B 7 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jul 10, 2026BApt 4B · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18697736 ISSUED 09-MAR-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVAug 14, 2026
Mar 11, 2026CApt 4B · § 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMar 17, 2026
Mar 11, 2026CApt 4B · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 6, 2026
Jan 22, 2026BApt 4B · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING , WEST AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18246807 ISSUED 22-SEP-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER Feb 26, 2026
Oct 20, 2025B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYNov 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025BApt 4B · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 29, 2025
Sep 24, 2025BApt 4B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 29, 2025
Oct 15, 2024BApt 4B · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING, APPROXIMATELY 1 SQ FT. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17054006 ISSUED 12-JUN-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27Nov 19, 2024
Jun 14, 2024AApt 4B · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORYSep 17, 2024
Jun 14, 2024BApt 4B · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK OVER CEILING AT NORTH WINDOW RECESS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJul 19, 2024
Jan 31, 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 HINGE AT BUILDING FRONT DOOR LEADING TO CELLARFeb 14, 2024

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City records as of Nov 15, 2026, 6:25 PM ET. BBL 1017260016.

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