Manhattan · Block 1151 · Lot 17 · 10019

517 West 59 Street

33 floors · 465 apartments · 402,707 sq ft · built 1973 · class D6 · owner of record: Augustus James Corp.

15open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD 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
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 402,707 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 167 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 167 days
Annual filing
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
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10C) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 1, 2 or 3 are in sub-cycle 10C. DOB facade records for this building show $101,500 in late-filing or failure-to-file penalties. Agency page

Feb 21, 2029
in 829 days
Filing window not open yet
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 1142 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2031) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2031
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 1151). Agency page

Dec 31, 2031
in 1872 days
Next due 2031

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 22, 2023FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2022)
#00980
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 21, 2022FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2021
#10090
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 31, 2013NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE)
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2013
#00130
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 23, 2009ELEVATOR

#9011/307936
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 7, 1991ELEVATOR
DEVICE #1P30246
#1101C2
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (7)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 25, 2024Parking Structures FTF-PS-INITL
Failure to file sub cycle 1A compliance report by 12/31/2023
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Apr 22, 2023Retro-Commissioning - LL87 FTF-EN-EARCX
Active
Aug 21, 2022Retro-Commissioning - LL87 FTF-EN-EARCX
Active
Dec 31, 2013Facades FISPNRF
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2013
Active
HPD (3) · C 0 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jan 31, 2017BApt 26K · § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 26K, 26th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMar 7, 2017
Sep 29, 2014BApt 23F · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23F, 23rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTNov 3, 2014
Sep 29, 2014BApt 23F · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23F, 23rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTNov 3, 2014

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 14, 2026ECBConstruction: ATOI OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED ON EXP 2 OF THE BUILDING WITH EXPIRED PERMIT POSTED. AS PER DOB ACTIVE PERMIT M01388645-I1-SH EXP 10/19/2026 IS ON FILE., POST/PROPERLY POST PERMITClosed

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City records as of Nov 15, 2026, 2:16 PM ET. BBL 1011510017.

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