Manhattan · Block 2007 · Lot 36 · 10037

561 Lenox Avenue

6 floors · 68 apartments · 55,890 sq ft · built 1910 · class D7 · owner of record: 561 Lenox Ave., Llc

14open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
63dto 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 63 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 63 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 79 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 55,890 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 184 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 184 days
Annual filing
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 307 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2027) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2027
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 2007). Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 428 days
Next due 2027
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 10 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 794 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: 2026-05-21 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 15, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
ATOI, OBSERVED AN APPROXIMATELY 6'-0" TALL STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAM SPANNING 50', SECURED TO THE BUILDING AT CELLAR LEVEL WITH SEVEN 9" X 8" SHEAR PLATES BOLTED TO THE EXTERIOR WALL., OBTAIN ALL PERMITS; OBTAIN NE
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Oct 1, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 18, 2001CONSTRUCTION

#10AP02
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
HPD (9) · C 3 · B 6 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jul 1, 2025BApt 29 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 29, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHAug 5, 2025
Jun 7, 2023BApt 23 · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10 SQ. FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 23, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJul 12, 2023
Oct 19, 2022BApt 41B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 41B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTNov 23, 2022
Oct 19, 2022BApt 41B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 41B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTNov 23, 2022
Aug 24, 2022CApt APT23 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT23, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTSep 19, 2022
Aug 22, 2022CApt 23 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTSep 17, 2022
Jun 16, 2016BApt 5 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJul 21, 2016
Jun 16, 2016BApt 5 · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJul 21, 2016
Jun 16, 1992C§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RAT CELLAR AND YARD THRU OUT.Jul 6, 1992

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City records as of Oct 29, 2026, 5:42 AM ET. BBL 1020070036.

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