Queens · Block 1967 · Lot 16 · 11368

56-32 Van Cleef Street

3 floors · 3 apartments · 3,192 sq ft · built 1960 · class C0 · owner of record: Chen, Ying

9open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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 4 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 70 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 70 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 70 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 86 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

OverdueNo current registration found

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Dec 3, 2007HPD Hazardous
OCCUPANCY IS CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR DOB RECORDS 1ST STY USE CHANGES FROM RECREATIONAL AND STORAGE USE TO AN APT PARTITIONS ERECTED WITH KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FACILITIES INSTALLED
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Jul 22, 2008
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 4)
Active
HPD (7) · C 3 · B 4 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jul 21, 2016CSECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ON ENTRANCE METAL DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJul 29, 2016
May 9, 2016BApt 1STFL · SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTJun 13, 2016
May 9, 2016CApt 1STFL · SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT METAL DOOR IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMay 17, 2016
May 9, 2016BApt 1STFL · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE AT FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTJun 13, 2016
May 9, 2016CApt 1STFL · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMay 17, 2016
Dec 5, 2007BApt 1FL · SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLUMBING FIXTURES INSTALLED AT WATER CLOSET,WASHBASIN,BATHTUB AND SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORYJan 9, 2008
Dec 5, 2007BApt 1FL · SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS RANGE STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORYJan 9, 2008

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City records as of Oct 22, 2026, 4:56 AM ET. BBL 4019670016.

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