Brooklyn · Block 3404 · Lot 5 · 11207

537 Central Avenue

4 floors · 6 apartments · 4,103 sq ft · built 1906 · class S5 · owner of record: 537 Central Llc

5open violations
$1,500ECB/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
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 4 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 69 days
Due this year
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 69 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 69 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 85 days
Annual

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $1,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Feb 7, 2023Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY #321190876F INDICATE CELLAR AS ACCESSORY STORAGE AND MECHANICAL ROOM. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED CELLAR SET UP AND OCCUPIED WITH 1 ROOM FOR
#39079259R
Mar 11, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Mar 26, 2014Unknown CLASS - 3
FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CIRCUIT OVER CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE PER TABLE. 220 VOLTS CIRCUIT NOT ON 2-POLE BREAKER. REM:PROVIDE ADEQUATE OVER CURRENT PROTECTION.
#35038931J
Nov 15, 2021
DEFAULT
$250
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 4)
Active
HPD (3) · C 0 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 23, 2026BApt 1 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 27, 2026
Mar 23, 2026BApt 1 · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 27, 2026
Apr 3, 2019BApt 1 · § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING, SOUTH, WEST AND EAST WALLS AT SHOWER STALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 8, 2019

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City records as of Oct 23, 2026, 3:59 PM ET. BBL 3034040005.

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