Brooklyn · Block 5551 · Lot 18 · 11204

6500 16 Avenue

4 floors · 184,000 sq ft · built 1929 · class W1 · owner of record: Nyc Department Of Education

11open violations
$5,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
185dto Energy and water benchmarking

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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 64 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
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 184,000 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 185 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 185 days
Annual filing
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 11 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 429 days
Next cycle year 2027
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2031) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2031
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 5551). Agency page

Dec 31, 2031
in 1890 days
Next due 2031
Annual boiler inspection (3 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: 2026-01-06 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $5,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Feb 9, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE ECB #35691632L. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANTMANNER. NOTED: AT(BASEMENT) ELECTRIC AND GAS METER RMS WITH WATER PENETRATION FOUNDATION WALLS. REMEDY: REAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35728740P
Mar 9, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Feb 9, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
EXIT DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. NOETED: AT(3RD FL), GYM (1ST FL) STAIR H AND (BASEMENT) STAIR G DOORS IN DISREPAIR/NOT CLOSING WHEN TESTED. REMEDY: REPAIR/REPLACE DOORS.
#35728741R
Mar 9, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Feb 9, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS, EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN TESTED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS AREAS. REMEDY: REPAIR/REPLACE LIGHTING.
#35728739H
Mar 9, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Feb 19, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
RE-ISSUE #35676266P. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: OBSERVED AT BASEMENT LEVEL IN THE ELECTRICAL AND GAS METER ROOM, THERE IS SIGNS OF WATER PENETRATION THROUGHOUT THE FOUNDATION
#35691632L
Apr 28, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Sep 10, 2019Construction CLASS - 2
SIDEWALK SHED/SCAFFOLDING DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS AT EXPOSURE 1 ROOF LEVEL NETTING ON SCAFFOLDING DEFECTIVE AND HANGING AT TIME OF INSPECTION CONFORM TO CODE SPECOFCATIONS
#35433227X
Jan 15, 2020
DEFAULT
$5,000
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (7)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 11, 2024Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 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
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 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 28, 2026, 10:37 AM ET. BBL 3055510018.

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