Brooklyn · Block 1311 · Lot 60 · 11225

559 Empire Boulevard

2 floors · 4 apartments · 3,567 sq ft · built 1924 · class C3 · owner of record: Joseph Isaac Zwiebel

22open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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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 2025-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 9 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 68 days
Due this year
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 68 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 68 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 84 days
Annual

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 7, 2011Construction CLASS - 1
FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL(S) IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED: RETAINING WALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS REQUIRED SINCE J-1 INSPECTION 4/29/10 LOCATION REAR YARD. REM:MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS-MAKE REQUIRE REPAIRS IMMED
#34881240N
Nov 9, 2011
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Feb 11, 2011Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.6'HEIGHT BY 25'LONG RETAINING WALL(CONCRETE)ERECTED @ REAR YARD IS BROKEN BULGING CRACKS THROUGHOUT.REM:MAINTAIN RETAINING WALL
#34902001X
Jul 11, 2011
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jul 13, 2011FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00160
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 3, 2010IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY

#1724
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 29, 2010CONSTRUCTION
WORK WITHOUT PERMITS REMEDY; STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY EXCEPT TO BACK FILL HOLE
#0901GH
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 9)
Active
Jul 13, 2011AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (15) · C 0 · B 11 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Nov 20, 2025I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
May 4, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 7, 2026
Jun 9, 2025A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Sep 12, 2025
Sep 8, 2009ASECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LIGHT FIXTURE AT FRONT OF THE BUILDINGDec 12, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE [TENANT'S NAME GAIL ROBAIN] IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR PRESENTLY LOCATED AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORYSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE (MS ROBAIN) IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORYSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BSECTION 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 ,100 WATTS INCAND. MINIMUM REQUIRED,Sep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BSECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORYSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2-R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2-R, 2nd STORYSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2-R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2-R, 2nd STORYSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BSECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE FRONT COURT YARDSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHSep 8, 2009
Aug 4, 2009BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATER STAINED CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHSep 8, 2009

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City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 5:10 PM ET. BBL 3013110060.

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