Manhattan · Block 2115 · Lot 57 · 10032

541 West 156 Street

5 floors · 22 apartments · 13,280 sq ft · built 1907 · class C1 · owner of record: 539 W 156 Llc

15open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
4HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto 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 47 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 47 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 63 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 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) 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: 2026-09-17 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 26, 2007Unknown Hazardous
FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO CORRECT V#34572488H ISSUED FOR WORK W/O A PERMIT @ THE BASEMENT LEVEL CREATED 3 APARTMENT W/3PC BATHROOMS "CLASS A APT"DOB RECORDS INDICATE THAT NO PERMIT,PART,ARA
#34606625H
Jan 10, 2008
IN VIOLATION
$0
May 25, 2007Quality of Life Non-Hazardous
WORK W/O A PERMIT:BY ERECTING FULL HEIGHT PARTION WALLS TO CREATE 3 APT IN BASEMENT W/ FULL BATH,KITCHEN & BEDROOMS OVER HEAD PLUMBING THRU OUT IN ALL APT 100% WORK COMPLETED.REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMIT IF FEASIBLE
#34572488H
Jul 19, 2007
IN VIOLATION
$0
Feb 25, 2003Construction Non-Hazardous
WORK W/O A PERMIT. ( 100 % OF WORK COMPLETED ) NOTED : 3 APTS IN BASEMNET S/W APT & N/W APARTMENTS WALL SHEETROCK WALLS, FULL BATH & KITCHENS IN EACH APT. OVER HEAD PLUMBING THROUGHOUT BOTH APTS. LOCATION : S/W
#34370531Z
Apr 17, 2003
DEFAULT
$0
Jan 27, 1993Construction Non-Hazardous
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED CREATE A COMMERCIAL SPACE(SOCIAL CLUB)INTERIOR PARTITIONS BATHROOM GAS FIRED SPACE HEATER.LOCATION:BASEMENT WESTFRONT.REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVALS IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO P
#34081616R
Mar 11, 1993
WRITTEN OFF
$0
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HPD (11) · C 4 · B 6 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 7, 2026BApt 7 · D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY FRONT WEST APT 7. LOCATED AT APT 7Nov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026BApt 11 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPING FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORYNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026BApt 15 · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026BApt 15 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE TREAD: 1, 2, 4, 5; UP FROM INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORYNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026AApt 7 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR, IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJan 10, 2027
Jun 2, 2023CApt 11 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJun 28, 2023
Mar 23, 2023CApt 11 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 18, 2023
May 24, 2005CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7, 2Jun 19, 2005
May 24, 2005CApt 7 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, Jun 19, 2005

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 7, 2026HPD BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY FRONT WEST APT 7. LOCATED AT APT 7Open
Oct 7, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHClosed
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPING FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORYOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE TREAD: 1, 2, 4, 5; UP FROM INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORYOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR, IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTOpen

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City records as of Nov 13, 2026, 6:57 PM ET. BBL 1021150057.

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