Brooklyn · Block 2785 · Lot 19 · 11211

540 Grand Street

3 floors · 4 apartments · 3,613 sq ft · built 1920 · class S4 · owner of record: 540 Grand Llc

8open violations
$6,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
56dto 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 56 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 56 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 72 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 300 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 787 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $6,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 17, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
ECB VIOLATION# 35304158K ISSUED ON 01/24/18 FOR ILLEGALLY INTERCONNECTING FOR ADJACENT BUILDINGS AT 528; 532; 538 AND 540 GRAND ST. ECB VIOLATION# 35337285Y FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER ISSUE
#39028828H
Jan 20, 2021
DEFAULT
$6,250
Jan 24, 2018Zoning CLASS - 2
ILLEGAL USE IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.NOTED:THE DISTRCIT IS C2-4-LOCAL SERVICE DISTRICT;COMMERCIAL OVERLAY MUST SERVE LOCAL RETAIL NEEDS-BAKERY/STORE-UE GROUP 6,THAT CONFORMS DOB RECORDS.OBSERVED:INTERCONNECTED 4
#35304157Z
Jul 9, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
Jan 24, 2018Plumbing CLASS - 1
GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG W/O INSPECTION AND CERT BY DOB.ON 1/24/18 @ APPROX 2PM I OBSERVED ON THE CELLAR TO THE 1ST FL A NEE GAS PIE AND GAS FITTINGS INSTALLATION SUPPLYING A SPACE HEATER AND A NON-RESIDENTIA
#35269159L
Jun 4, 2018
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#30945
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (5) · C 2 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jan 18, 2017BApt 2L · § 27-2032, 2034 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ILLEGAL SPACE AND/OR HOT WATER HEATER AND PROVIDE FILED FOR & APPROVED HEATER WHICH OBTAINS COMBUSTION AIR DIRECTLY FROM OUTSIDE THE BUILDING OR APPROVED CENTRAL SYSTEM AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRFeb 22, 2017
Jan 18, 2017BApt 2L · § 27-2032, 2034 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ILLEGAL SPACE AND/OR HOT WATER HEATER AND PROVIDE FILED FOR & APPROVED HEATER WHICH OBTAINS COMBUSTION AIR DIRECTLY FROM OUTSIDE THE BUILDING OR APPROVED CENTRAL SYSTEM AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRFeb 22, 2017
Jan 17, 2017C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING ON WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJan 25, 2017
May 28, 2008BD26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS OF SKYLIGHT 3 STY PUBLIC HALL TO ROOF.Jul 2, 2008
Mar 6, 1990CApt 3L · SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL 3 STY EAST APT 3L 2ND ROOM FROM KITCHEN CAMPBELL 599 1371 ER1. LOCATED AT APT 3LMar 26, 1990

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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 Nov 5, 2026, 3:43 PM ET. BBL 3027850019.

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