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Brooklyn · Block 1617 · Lot 37 · 11221

512 Van Buren Street

3 floors · 8 apartments · 2,634 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: John Henry Willis

34open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
4HPD 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 (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 3 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 778 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: 2026-06-18 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (12)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 8, 2019LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
#12143		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 1, 2015LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
#11332		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2008LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#20584		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 31, 2005LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#21256		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 19, 2003LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#15750		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 26, 2002LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#16977		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 16, 1999LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#16223		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 4, 1998LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28171		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 16, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#221402		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 29, 1995LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#39006		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 1994LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#30649		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#39984		DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (13)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 8, 2026Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 2, Sub-cycle A (premises is in Community District 3)		Active
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device		Active
Nov 8, 2019Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT		Active
Oct 1, 2015Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT		Active
Jan 3, 2008Boiler LL6291
Active
Jan 31, 2005Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 19, 2003Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 26, 2002Boiler LL6291
Active
Mar 16, 1999Boiler LL6291
Active
May 4, 1998Boiler LL6291
Active
Sep 16, 1997Boiler LL6291
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 1, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (9) · C 4 · B 0 · A 5
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 6, 2018AD26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING OF 2 STY PUBLIC HALL.Sep 9, 2018
Jun 6, 2018AD26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING OF 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.Sep 9, 2018
Jun 6, 2018A§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOORSep 9, 2018
Jun 6, 2018AD26-12.03 ADM CODE PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES METAL CEILING BATHROOM 2ND STY PUBLIC HALL.Sep 9, 2018
Jun 6, 2018CD26-17.10 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 BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL AND CELLAR DOOR.Jun 12, 2018
Jun 6, 2018CD26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR TO CELLLAR.Jun 12, 2018
Jun 6, 2018CApt 4R · § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 3 STY SOUTHEAST APT 4R , SECTION '' ''Jun 12, 2018
Jun 6, 2018C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 5 BALUSTERS BALUSTRADE 3 STY PUBLIC HALL ER1.Jun 12, 2018
Jun 6, 2018AApt 2REAR · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT B-ROOM 2REAR, 2nd STORYSep 9, 2018

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 9:58 PM ET. BBL 3016170037.

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