Manhattan · Block 2120 · Lot 52 · 10032

521 West 161 Street

6 floors · 30 apartments · 21,468 sq ft · built 1925 · class C1 · owner of record: Flamure Realty Corp

14open violations
$6,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
5HPD 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 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: 2025-12-27 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 46 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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 (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 411 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $6,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 17, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXP#1 1ST FLOOR FACADE HAVE CRACK RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW BRICKS SHIFTED TOWARD WINDOW, ALSO CRACKS AT EXP#1 AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, MISSING MORTAR JOINTS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
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Jul 24, 2025
DEFAULT
$6,250
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
May 17, 2025CONSTRUCTION
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXP#1 1ST FLOOR FACADE HAVE CRACK RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW BRICKS SHIFTED TOWARD WINDOW, ALSO CRACKS AT EXP#1 AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, MISSING MORTAR JOINTS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. AT EXP#2 COURT-YARD WHICH PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE CRACK BELLOW WINDOW AND DAMAGED BRICKS. A
#25-00853
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (13) · C 5 · B 6 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 9, 2023BApt 31 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 31, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHSep 13, 2023
Aug 9, 2023BApt 31 · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 31, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHSep 13, 2023
Aug 9, 2023AApt 31 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 31, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 12, 2023
Aug 9, 2023BApt 31 · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MOLD AT CEILING 5 SQ.FT. EAST WALL 10 SQ. FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 31, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHSep 13, 2023
Oct 28, 2022AApt 42 · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 42, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJan 31, 2023
Mar 7, 2014CApt 32 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 32, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMar 15, 2014
Aug 7, 2008BApt 14 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 14, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 11, 2008
Aug 6, 2008CApt 31 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO 3RD STY FRONT EAST APT 31. , SECTION '' ''Aug 12, 2008
Aug 6, 2008CD26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK OPERATIVE LOCK AT APT DOOR 3 STY FRONT EAST APT 31.Aug 12, 2008
Jan 30, 2008CApt 35 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATER PENETRATION AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 35, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 5, 2008
Aug 30, 2007CApt 31 · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK 4 STY SOUTHEAST APT 31 ENTRANCE DOOR. , SECTION '' ''Sep 5, 2007
Aug 30, 2007BApt WA · § 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING PURPOSES - IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT BSMT APT WA, 1st BASEMENT APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 4, 2007
Aug 30, 2007BApt B · § 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS SECOND CELLAR APT, , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 4, 2007

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City records as of Nov 15, 2026, 9:37 AM ET. BBL 1021200052.

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