Manhattan · Block 2142 · Lot 81 · 10032

642 West 172 Street

5 floors · 26 apartments · 22,585 sq ft · built 1920 · class C1 · owner of record: 642 W 172 Wh Realty Llc

12open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
4HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto 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 47 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 47 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 63 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

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027
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: 2026-10-26 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (12) · C 4 · B 5 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 20, 2026A§ 27-2022 ADM CODE POST A SIGN INDICATING HOURS OF COLLECTION AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF WASTE MATERIAL WHERE DUMBWAITER SERVICE IS NOT PROVIDED. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYNov 23, 2026
Feb 25, 2026C§ 27-2056.4(H) AND 27-2056.17 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.Mar 1, 2026
Feb 25, 2026C§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.Mar 1, 2026
Jun 5, 2025B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CORNICE AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE AT ROOFJul 10, 2025
Feb 26, 2025A§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT AT ALL BALCONIES AT EAST FIRE ESCAPE AT BUILDING REARJun 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2024A§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT AT ALL BALCONIES AT WEST FIRE ESCAPE AT BUILDING FRONTOct 4, 2024
Aug 18, 2022BApt 51 · § 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 51, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 22, 2022
Aug 18, 2022BApt 3 · § 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHSep 22, 2022
Aug 18, 2022BApt 21 · § 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 21, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 22, 2022
Aug 11, 2022CApt 43 · § 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.Aug 15, 2022
Aug 11, 2022CApt 43 · § 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.Aug 15, 2022
Oct 23, 2017B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CORNICE AT BUILDING FRONTNov 27, 2017

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Aug 20, 2026HPD A§ 27-2022 ADM CODE POST A SIGN INDICATING HOURS OF COLLECTION AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF WASTE MATERIAL WHERE DUMBWAITER SERVICE IS NOT PROVIDED. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYOpen

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 12:13 PM ET. BBL 1021420081.

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