Brooklyn · Block 2685 · Lot 65 · 11222

56 Diamond Street

3 floors · 6 apartments · 3,750 sq ft · built 1931 · class C4 · owner of record: Bielen, Jan S

24open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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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 67 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 67 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: 2025-12-31 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 67 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 83 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 1 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 798 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 6, 2018LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
#07930
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 19, 2003LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#17895
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 1994LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#02223
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#20242
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#02222
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Apr 6, 2018Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Mar 19, 2003Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 1, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 1, 1993Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (15) · C 0 · B 13 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 7, 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 A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT)Apr 11, 2016
Jun 18, 2008BApt 3R · D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING PUTTY FOR UPPER & LOWER WINDOW SASHES 3 STY APT 3R KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BApt 3R · D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS LOWER WINDOW SASH 3 STY APT 3R KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008AD26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WOOD PANELING INSTALLED ON WALLS VESTIBULE.Sep 21, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BD26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL COVER TOP OF SKYLIGHT NORTH CENTER ROOF.Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DUMBWAITER SHAFT BEING USED FOR STORAGE & OR MAKE OPERABLE OR SEAL IN APPROVED MANNER ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS.Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BSECTION 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS CELLAR THRU OUT.Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008ASECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PLASTERBOARD PARTITIONS THRU OUT CELLAR.Sep 21, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF 3 STY PUBLIC HALL CENTER.Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BD26-34.01 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS REAR CELLAR BATHROOM.Jul 23, 2008
Jun 18, 2008BD26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR WITH DOOR INTACT FRONT CELLAR.Jul 23, 2008
Aug 28, 2007BApt L1 · SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION CLASS A APARTMENT SUBDIVIDED TO 3 ROOMS PARTITION AND SHEETROCK WALLS ERECTED IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT L1, 1st STORYOct 2, 2007
Aug 28, 2007BApt L1 · SECTION 27-2077, 2078 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL USE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PURPOSES CLASS A APARTMENT SUBDIVIDED WITH PARTION WALLS AND SHEETROCK CREATING 3 INDIVIDUAL ROOMS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT L1, 1st STORYOct 2, 2007
Aug 28, 2007BSECTION 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 FIXTURES PRESENT 200 WATTS REQUIREDOct 2, 2007

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City records as of Oct 25, 2026, 9:12 PM ET. BBL 3026850065.

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