Brooklyn · Block 1778 · Lot 38 · 11205

554 Dekalb Avenue

4 floors · 9 apartments · 9,012 sq ft · built 1931 · class C7 · owner of record: 554 Dekalb Llc

19open violations
$19,625ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
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 66 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 66 days
Annual
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: 2019-05-03 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 66 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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 82 days
Annual
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 797 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (7) · $19,625 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 12, 2025Construction CLASS - 3
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND ALL PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED APPROX. 5'-4" OF THE CURB IS NOT MAINTAINED WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS AND OR BROKEN PIECES OF THE
#39156832R
Nov 19, 2025
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
Jan 9, 2025Construction CLASS - 3
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE COFO OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. OBSERVED A MOTOR PARKED ON AN ILLEGAL PARKING PAD AT EXPOSURE 2 (DEKALB AVENUE ENTRANCE) C OF O #3049615-0000003 ISSUED 01/14/2022
#39135096P
Mar 19, 2025
DEFAULT
$500
Jan 9, 2025Construction CLASS - 3
WORK WITH OUT A PERMIT. OBSERVED AN APPROX. 16FT H X 12 FT W MECHANICAL ROLL DOWN GATE INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE #2. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED., OBTAIN PERMIT OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION
#39135098Z
Mar 19, 2025
DEFAULT
$500
Jan 9, 2025Construction CLASS - 3
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ILLEGAL OFF-STREET PARKING MAINTAINED WITHOUT DOB APPROVAL CONTRARY TO ZR 25-62, BC 3202.2.2.4, AND/OR DOT SPECIFICATIONS, CREATING A H
#39135097R
Mar 19, 2025
DEFAULT
$500
Dec 16, 2024Boilers CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED ANNUAL BOILER INSPECTION REPORTS FOR LOW-PRESSURE BOILER 30000066946Y0001 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT. 1RCNY 103-01(D)(1) REQUIRES THAT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION REPORT FO
#37032259X
Mar 12, 2025
DEFAULT
$3,125
Nov 5, 2020Site Safety CLASS - 1
CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM HIS/HERS DUTIES PER CODE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT A 4 STY ALT,I OBSERVED POOR SAFETY MEASURESTHROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE JOB SITE. CORNER DELI OPEN FOR PUBLIC W/O WINDOW
#35539593L
Feb 11, 2022
IN VIOLATION
$10,000
Sep 25, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
SEC. 28-401.4 ILLEGALLY ENGANGING IN ANY BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION W/O A REQUIRED LICENSE OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION RESPONDING TO A COMPLAINT,I OBSERVED ACTIVE WORK BEING DONE ON
#35509992L
Mar 19, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$5,000
DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2025LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#10040
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 23, 2024LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#08973
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 30, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#07870
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 30, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#27901
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 25, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#12265
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2025Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Sep 23, 2024Boiler LBLVIO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 External Low Pressure Inspection Report
Active
Jun 30, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 30, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Apr 25, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2022 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
HPD (4) · C 0 · B 1 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 13, 2021AApt 4F · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING THROUGH OUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT EASTDec 17, 2021
Jun 14, 2016BApt 3L · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COVER PLATE AT WEST WALL OUTLET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTJul 19, 2016
Jun 14, 2016AApt 3L · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BASIN SINK IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 17, 2016
Sep 16, 2013AApt 3 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTDec 20, 2013

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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 26, 2026, 11:54 PM ET. BBL 3017780038.

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