Brooklyn · Block 1639 · Lot 46 · 11221

537 Madison Street

3 floors · 3 apartments · 3,276 sq ft · built 1901 · class C0 · owner of record: Downey Letitia S

8open violations
$1,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
63dto 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 63 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 63 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 79 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 307 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 3 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 794 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $1,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 29, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEGAL CLASS 'A' APARTMENT AT BASEMENT INCREASING THE BUILDING OCCUPANCY FROM 3-4 CLASS 'A
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Nov 17, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (7) · C 0 · B 5 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 5, 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 8, 2026
Jun 4, 2025B§ 27-2070 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE, GAS RANGEJul 9, 2025
Jun 4, 2025B§ 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS WASH BASIN, WATER CLOSET, SHOWER STALL AND RESIDENTIAL SINKJul 9, 2025
Jun 4, 2025B§ 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION CONSISTING OF 4 CLASS ''A'' APARTMENT INSTEAD OF 3 CLASS ''A'' APARTMENT IN THE BUILDINGJul 9, 2025
Jun 24, 2008BApt 1 · D26-35.01 ADM CODE THE PREMISES FORMERLY A VACANT BUILDING ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY OTHER THAN A CARETAKER WITHOUT OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 1 STY APT 1 MS NICHOLLS. LOCATED AT APT 1Jul 29, 2008
Aug 30, 2007BApt 1 · § 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES FORMERLY A VACANT BUILDING ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY OTHER THAN A CARETAKER WITHOUT OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 1 STY APT 1. , SECTION '' ''Oct 4, 2007
May 9, 1983ID26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 01 26 83.Jul 8, 1983

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City records as of Oct 29, 2026, 1:37 PM ET. BBL 3016390046.

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