Brooklyn · Block 808 · Lot 69 · 11220

517 53 Street

4 floors · 6 apartments · 8,370 sq ft · built 1906 · class S9 · owner of record: 517 53rd Street, Inc.

13open violations
$2,500ECB/OATH penalties owed
8HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
66dto 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 66 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 66 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 82 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 310 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 1162 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: 2026-08-22 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $2,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 21, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED AT CELLAR LVL: BLACK MOLD GROWING ALONG A 5' SECTION OF THE DRYWALL CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION., REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE
#39204908H
Dec 2, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Sep 21, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED AT REAR OF CELLAR LVL: WASTE LINE IS NOT CONNECTED TO SEWER DRAIN., REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE
#39204909J
Dec 2, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (11) · C 8 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 22, 2017B§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORYSep 26, 2017
Aug 22, 2017B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORYSep 26, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARSep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, Sep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1Sep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STSep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING IN THE 6th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT Sep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THSep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WESSep 18, 2017
Aug 21, 2017B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORYSep 25, 2017
Jan 21, 2016CApt 7 · § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 3; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHFeb 18, 2016

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 21, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED AT CELLAR LVL: BLACK MOLD GROWING ALONG A 5' SECTION OF THE DRYWALL CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION., REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEOpen
Sep 21, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED AT REAR OF CELLAR LVL: WASTE LINE IS NOT CONNECTED TO SEWER DRAIN., REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEOpen

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City records as of Oct 26, 2026, 5:26 AM ET. BBL 3008080069.

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