Bronx · Block 5903 · Lot 7501 · 10463

640 West 237 Street

19.5 floors · 65 apartments · 111,194 sq ft · built 2006 · class R4 · owner of record: Unavailable Owner

12open violations
$9,900ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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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 2026-09-01
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 8 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 66 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 66 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 66 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 82 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 111,194 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 187 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 187 days
Annual filing
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10C) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 1, 2 or 3 are in sub-cycle 10C. DOB facade records for this building show $26,250 in late-filing or failure-to-file penalties. Agency page

Feb 21, 2029
in 849 days
Filing window not open yet
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2033) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2033
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 5903). Agency page

Dec 31, 2033
in 2623 days
Next due 2033
Annual boiler inspection (2 boilers) 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: 2026-04-07 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (6) · $9,900 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Oct 1, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF FACADE ALTERATION OF 65 STORY-BUILDING, OBSERVED THAT NO SWS INFORMATION PANEL WAS INSTALLED ON THE PARAPET OF THE SIDEWALK SHED AT EXP#1&2, WHICH IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE REQ
#39560026R
Dec 18, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Aug 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
I OBSERVED AT 5:00AM DEFECTIVE LIGHTING AT EXP #1,2 CREATING DARK CONDITIONS BENEATH THE SIDEWALK SHED. THE LACK OF ILLUMINATION CREATES SLIP, TRIP, AND FALL HAZARDS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND TENANTS AND PROVIDES NO
#39557813Z
Nov 20, 2026
PENDING
$2,400
Aug 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 19-STORY BUILDING UNDERGOING FACADE REPAIR, I OBSERVED AN ERECTED SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURES #1 AND #2 WITH A VALID PERMIT. I FURTHER OBSERVED THE SIDEWALK SHED LACKED A PARAPET I
#39557814K
Nov 20, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Nov 3, 2025Cranes and Derricks CLASS - 2
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED 2 WORKERS AND CP ON SITE. UPON INSPECTING ROOF LEVEL NOTICE SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD EQUIPMENT ON ROOF AND A SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD PLATFORM ON ADJACENT PROPERTY ROOF. AS PER DOB RECORDS TH
#39546617H
Jan 16, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Nov 3, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD INSTALLED AT EXP. 1 AND 2. NOTICED DRAWINGS DOES NOT CONFORM AT 15 FLOOR SETBACK. DETAILS SHOWS BOTH FRAME LEGS ARE SUPPORTED BY A TRUSS AT ITS BASE, ONLY ONE I
#39546618J
Dec 11, 2026
$2,500
Jan 10, 2023Elevators CLASS - 1
CLASS 1, VIOLATION ISSUED, UPON INSPECTION THE DEVICE IS FOUND TO BE OUT-OF-SERVICE CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AS PER 11-02. THIS DEVICE PROVIDES SERVICE IN A 20 STORY BUILDING,REMEDY;RESTORE TO SERVICE IMM
#39077399J
Mar 17, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
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 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 2, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 2, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
HPD (3) · C 0 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 11, 2019BApt 10D · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERABLE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10D, 10th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOct 16, 2019
Sep 11, 2019BApt 10D · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERABLE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10D, 10th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTOct 16, 2019
Aug 12, 2019BApt 10D · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKING WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 10D, 10th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 16, 2019

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 1, 2026ECBConstruction: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF FACADE ALTERATION OF 65 STORY-BUILDING, OBSERVED THAT NO SWS INFORMATION PANEL WAS INSTALLED ON THE PARAPET OF THE SIDEWALK SHED AT EXP#1&2, WHICH IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE REQOpen
Aug 12, 2026ECBConstruction: I OBSERVED AT 5:00AM DEFECTIVE LIGHTING AT EXP #1,2 CREATING DARK CONDITIONS BENEATH THE SIDEWALK SHED. THE LACK OF ILLUMINATION CREATES SLIP, TRIP, AND FALL HAZARDS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND TENANTS AND PROVIDES NOOpen
Aug 12, 2026ECBConstruction: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 19-STORY BUILDING UNDERGOING FACADE REPAIR, I OBSERVED AN ERECTED SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURES #1 AND #2 WITH A VALID PERMIT. I FURTHER OBSERVED THE SIDEWALK SHED LACKED A PARAPET IOpen

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City records as of Oct 26, 2026, 10:19 AM ET. BBL 2059037501.

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