Manhattan · Block 64 · Lot 8 · 10038

53 Liberty Street

33 floors · 87 apartments · 167,448 sq ft · built 1910 · class D4 · owner of record: 55 Liberty Owners Corp

28open violations
$1,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
50dto 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 50 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 50 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 66 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 167,448 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 171 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 171 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 294 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 1 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 781 days
Next cycle year 2028
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2034) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2034
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 64). Agency page

Dec 31, 2034
in 2972 days
Next due 2034
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10A) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2025 to Feb 21, 2027
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 4, 5, 6 or 9 are in sub-cycle 10A. Agency page

On fileCycle 10 filing on record: SWARMP (2026-03-10)

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $1,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 8, 2021Unknown CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO POST AND DISTRIBUTE NOTICE OF TENANT PROTECTION PLAN.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WORK BEING PERFORM UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED JOB#.ITS REQUIRED TO POST AND DISTRIBUTE NOTICE OF TPP.NO SUCH POSTAGE
#35540831X
Sep 2, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Jun 10, 2011Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED DEFECT: PUBLIC LOBBY CEILING: NOTED: AT ELEVATOR LOBBY BASEMENT. PLASTER/CEMENT CEILING IS OPEN APPROX 2.1' X 8" OVAL SECTIONS. LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY
#34789098J
Sep 1, 2011
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 25, 2006Site Safety Non-Hazardous
FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR'S SIGN ON SIDEWALK SHED AS PER D.O.B. REMEDY: PROVIDE CONTRACTOR'S SIGN
#34517157L
Mar 1, 2007
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (6)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 6, 2018LANDMARK

#18-0985
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 15, 2017ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST
VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST
#00112
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 11, 2010CONSTRUCTION

#ER02AC
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 8, 2002LOCAL LAW 11/98 - FACADE

#NRF50041
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 16, 2001CONSTRUCTION

#NE01R
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 30, 1997LANDMARK

#98-0159
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (20)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 25, 2026Benchmarking - LL84 DQ-EN-BENCH
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
Active
Aug 29, 2025Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 29, 2025Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Sep 11, 2024Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Sep 11, 2024Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Aug 25, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Sep 15, 2017Elevators EVCAT1
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 25, 2026DOB SafetyBenchmarking - LL84: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4Open

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City records as of Nov 11, 2026, 5:39 PM ET. BBL 1000640008.

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