Brooklyn · Block 5198 · Lot 9 · 11218

540 Argyle Road

2.75 floors · 1 apartments · 2,393 sq ft · built 1925 · class A1 · owner of record: Zeng, Liang Ting

1open violations
$13,750ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
314dto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Check
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 314 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there

Open violations

ECB / OATH (7) · $13,750 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Feb 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED AT EXP 4 FULL HEIGHT MASONRY CHIMENEY WITH NEWER STUCCO. OBSERVED 8 HORIZONTAL CRACKS CREATING AN ENTRY FOR WATER AND FREEZING. SEVERAL FULL WIDTH OF CHIMENEY. POTENTIAL FOR STUCCO TO DELAMINATE AND FA
#39178342L
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Feb 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED NEW STEEL PAN STAIRS TO CELLAR, STAIR PANS NOT FILLED CREATING A 1.5" LIP ,TRIP HAZARD. NO HANDRAILS TO HELP PREVENT FALLS. ALSO STAIRS TO FIRST FLOOR WITH NO HANDRAILS. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY AN
#39178340H
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Feb 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED IN CELLAR A CLASS A APT BEING BUILT. 3 BEDROOMS, 3PCS BATH AND FULL KITCHEN WITH SINK AND GAS STOVE. ALSO SEPARATE LAUNDRY. (FRIST FLOOR HAS ITS OWN LAUNDRY) DEPT RECORDS (BIS) SHOW THE PROPERTY AS A 1
#39178341J
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Feb 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED AT EXP 3 LARGE PILES OF CONST DEBRIS WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATLS. PILES CONSIST OF OLD WINDOWS, WOOD, APPROX 60 BLACK BAGS, PALLETS, BUCKETS, BOXES, ETC. PILES APROX 6' TALL AND 5' FROM NEIGHBORING PROPERTY
#39178343N
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Feb 25, 2026Unknown CLASS - 1
OBSERVED 4 BX CABLES PROTRUDING FROM EXP 1 ENTRY DOOR LOACTION. INTERIOR HAS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS OF BX CABLE HANGING FROM CEILINGS AND WALLS. RECESSED LIGHT ROUGHS THROUGHOUT WITH BX CABLE HANGING. NEW ELECTRICA
#39178337R
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Feb 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
ATOI OBSERVED NEW ROUGHING FOR BATHROOM FIXTURES AT CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR. NEW LAUNDRY HOOKUPS AT CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR. NEW KITCHEN SINK AND GAS ROUGH IN CELLAR. NO PLBG PERMIT ON FILE WITH THE DEPT, OBTAIN
#39178339K
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Feb 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
UNDOCUMENTED RENOVATION OF HOUSE. NEW STEEL PAN STAIRS TO CELLAR, NEW WALLS FOR BATHROOMS, LAUNDRY, MECHANICAL ROOMS. WALLS BUILT IN CELLAR CREATING BEDROOMS. KITCHEN ETC., OBTAIN PERMIT
#39178338Z
Jun 12, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (0)

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DOB NOW Safety (0)

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HPD (0)

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 22, 2026, 7:38 AM ET. BBL 3051980009.

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