Manhattan · Block 572 · Lot 70 · 10011

53 West 8 Street

5 floors · 15 apartments · 9,325 sq ft · built 1890 · class C7 · owner of record: 53 West 8th Street Llc

5open violations
$3,125ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD 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 2026-09-01
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 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 boiler inspection (3 boilers) 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: 2026-09-09 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 50 days
2 of 3 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 66 days
Annual
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 2 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 1146 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $3,125 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 15, 2020Construction CLASS - 2
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE EXPIRED PERMIT. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED CONST FENCE INSTALLED ON EXPOSURE 1,W/ AN EXPIRED PERMIT ISSUED ON 11-5-18 TO 11-5-19,#M00090188-I1-FN APPROX 20' LINE
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Dec 3, 2020
DEFAULT
$3,125
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 28, 1998ELECTRIC SIGNS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (4) · C 0 · B 3 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 20, 2025B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 5TH STORY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPENov 24, 2025
Feb 9, 2024BApt 5RE · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROXIMATELY 1 SQ. FT. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5RE, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16300270 ISSUED 11-OCT-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §2Mar 15, 2024
Jun 6, 2023AApt 2RW · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2RW, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTSep 9, 2023
Sep 27, 2021B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POT AT 5TH STORY BALCONY, FRONT STACKNov 1, 2021

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City records as of Nov 11, 2026, 4:13 PM ET. BBL 1005720070.

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