Brooklyn · Block 1763 · Lot 68 · 11205

555 Dekalb Avenue

4 floors · 8 apartments · 7,200 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: 555 Dekalb Ave., Ll

16open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
60dto 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 60 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 60 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 76 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 304 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 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 791 days
Next cycle year 2028
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: 2026-05-29 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jan 16, 2018Construction CLASS - 2
BC28-116.4/FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEPT OF BUILDINGS REQUIRED PERMIT SIGN OFF NOTED:CONSTRUCTION PERMIT#300589628 ISSUED ON 2/22/05 TO "LEGALIZE"ENTIRE BUILDING FOR OCCUPANCY AS CLASS "A"M.Q WITH 2 REGULATORS AC
#35272859J
Apr 4, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 23, 2024LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#08949
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 1, 2015LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
#05985
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 6, 2006LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#10920
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#35614
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 23, 2024Boiler LBLVIO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 External Low Pressure Inspection Report
Active
Oct 1, 2015Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Jan 6, 2006Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (8) · C 2 · B 5 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 7, 2026C§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING GATE PADLOCKED REAR YARD TO STREETOct 13, 2026
Oct 7, 2026BApt 1L · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026B§ 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL,OR BY UNLOCKED DOOR OR GATE IN FENCE TO ADJOINING PREMISES WITH CONSENT OF ADJACENT OWNER.Nov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE BRACKETS FOOR AIR CONDITIONERS ON 2ND AND 3RD STORIES AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL OF BUILDINGNov 11, 2026
Oct 7, 2026C§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING GATE PADLOCKED REAR YARD TO STREET YARDOct 13, 2026
Aug 19, 2008BD26-35.01 ADM CODE THE PREMISES FORMERLY A VACANT BUILDING ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY OTHER THAN A CARETAKER WITHOUT OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 1ST 2ND 3RD & 4TH STY APTS.Aug 1, 1982
Aug 28, 2007BApt 1L · § 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES FORMERLY A VACANT BUILDING ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY OTHER THAN A CARETAKER WITHOUT OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 1 STY APT 1L LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, SECTION '' ''Oct 2, 2007
Jan 12, 1976ID26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINC12 05 74.Mar 12, 1976

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 7, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING GATE PADLOCKED REAR YARD TO STREETOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL,OR BY UNLOCKED DOOR OR GATE IN FENCE TO ADJOINING PREMISES WITH CONSENT OF ADJACENT OWNER.Open
Oct 7, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE BRACKETS FOOR AIR CONDITIONERS ON 2ND AND 3RD STORIES AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL OF BUILDINGOpen
Oct 7, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING GATE PADLOCKED REAR YARD TO STREET YARDOpen

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City records as of Nov 1, 2026, 8:13 AM ET. BBL 3017630068.

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