Manhattan · Block 1921 · Lot 30 · 10037

523 Lenox Avenue

5 floors · 4 apartments · 7,215 sq ft · built 1910 · class S4 · owner of record: Zam Zam Realty Inc.

17open violations
$312ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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

OverdueRegistration expired 2025-09-01
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 62 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 62 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 78 days
Annual
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 793 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $312 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Nov 2, 2022Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT I OBSERVED IN BASEMENT INSTALLED A GAS FURNACE. ON SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT 2A INSTALLED TANKLESS HOT WATER AND APARTMENT 4A INSTALLED WATER LINES TO ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATER NO PERMITS ON
#39073286P
Jan 19, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
Nov 2, 2022Construction CLASS - 1
I OBSERVED IN BASEMENT FURNACE CONNECTED WITH A FLEX HOSE ON GAS LINE. HOT WATER HEATER NO TEMPETURE RELIEF VALVE PIPE OUT. APARTMENT 1A FLEX HOSE ON TANKLESS HOT WATER HEATER AND ON BOILER ON THE GAS LINE. APA
#39073287R
Jan 19, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$312
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 4, 2023FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00650
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 8, 2026Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 2, Sub-cycle A (premises is in Community District 10)
Active
Oct 4, 2023AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (12) · C 1 · B 3 · A 7
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Nov 17, 2025I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Apr 29, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 2, 2026
Jun 4, 2025A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Sep 7, 2025
Apr 1, 2024A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Jul 5, 2024
Oct 26, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF AN A/C, CONSTRUCTION WOOD AND BUCKETS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORYNov 30, 2023
Oct 26, 2023A§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORYJan 29, 2024
Oct 26, 2023C§ 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 HINGES AT BULKHEAD DOORNov 9, 2023
Aug 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL AND BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR TO SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 5, 2023
Aug 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AT EAST, WEST, NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 5, 2023
Jan 7, 2021A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYApr 12, 2021
Jan 7, 2021A§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYApr 12, 2021
Jan 7, 2021AApt 4A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR TO APARTMENT IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 12, 2021

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City records as of Oct 30, 2026, 6:31 PM ET. BBL 1019210030.

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