Bronx · Block 2683 · Lot 51 · 10455

551 Southern Boulevard

4 floors · 10 apartments · 9,972 sq ft · built 1910 · class C7 · owner of record: 553 Southern Inc

19open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
65dto 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 65 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 65 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 81 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 309 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
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 2 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1161 days
Next cycle year 2029
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: 2026-01-07 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 26, 2022Construction CLASS - 3
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: AT REAR OF APARTMENT 1A ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALL WITH DOOR., OBTAIN PERMIT OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION
#39062938H
Jul 15, 2022
IN VIOLATION
$0
May 21, 2019Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35316419H ISSUED ON 8/2/2018 & TO FILE A CERT.OF CORRECTIONPURSUANT TO 28.201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01(D)(2)AN ACCEPTIBLE CERT.HAS NOT
#37015050K
Aug 2, 2019
IN VIOLATION
$0
Aug 2, 2018Construction CLASS - 2
(1)ERECT METAL AWNING APPROX 12FT WIDEX4FT HIGH X 3FT PROJECTION WITH WORDING "549 GROCERY" WITHOUT A PERMIT.AWNING ERECTED AT 1ST FLOOR FRONT OF BLDG.(2)ELECTRONIC 2 WAY SIGN WITH CONTINUOUS L4 SHOWING THE VAR
#35316419H
Sep 21, 2018
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#08635
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 13, 2011LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
#05656
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 31, 2009LOW PRESSURE BOILER

#06716
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2008LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#07969
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Dec 13, 2011Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Dec 31, 2009Boiler LBLVIO
Active
Jan 3, 2008Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (8) · C 2 · B 4 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 14, 2023C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS DROPLADDER OUT OF GUIDE RAILS AT NORTH FIRE ESCAPE AT FIRE ESCAPE AT NORTHMar 20, 2023
Jun 21, 2021BApt 4A · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJul 26, 2021
Jun 21, 2021AApt 4C · § 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 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTSep 24, 2021
Jun 21, 2021BApt 4A · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJul 26, 2021
Jun 21, 2021BApt 4A · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJul 26, 2021
Mar 8, 2016BSECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 200 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED (LIGHT FIXTURES PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAYApr 12, 2016
Jul 7, 2008CApt 42 · D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS AT WINDOW 4 STY FRONT NORTH APT 42 1ST ROOM FROM ENTRANCE & CENTER ROOM. LOCATED AT APT 42Jul 13, 2008
Jul 7, 2008AD26-41.15 ADM CODE POST A SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY IDENTIFYING OWNER AND MANAGING AGENT.Aug 1, 1982

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City records as of Oct 27, 2026, 9:53 AM ET. BBL 2026830051.

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